Football: Katoa starts classes at Colorado on Monday
Say this much about Cottonwood High linebacker Lynn Katoa, one of the most heavily recruited prep football players in Utah history:
He's not wasting time getting acclimated at Colorado.
Katoa reached a longtime goal of graduating from high school in December, and actually starts classes at Colorado on Monday. He sent his high school transcripts to Colorado on Wednesday and plans to leave for the school in Boulder, Colo., on Saturday.
Because he has already graduated, Katoa is eligible to sign his national letter of intent with the Buffaloes now, rather than wait until Feb. 6. He becomes what is referred to as a "mid-year transfer" and will be eligible to participate in spring practices at Colorado.
A 6-foot-2, 220-pound linebacker, Katoa was impressive in practices leading up to last week's U.S. Army All-American Game in San Antonio, but did not shine in the game. He was credited with just a couple of assisted tackles.
Still, the Buffs are getting a potential superstar in the making.
Katoa is ranked as the No. 2 middle linebacker in the country by Scout.com and is a five-star recruit, the most stars possible.
Nationally, Katoa's signing with Colorado will do nothing but enhance coach Dan Hawkins' reputation as a fantastic recruiter.
Month's ago, CU was not on Katoa's top five list that included the likes of Oklahoma, Texas, USC, Oklahoma State and Texas A&M.
That he is enrolling in classes at Colorado right now has to be considered one of the greatest recruiting turnarounds of the year.
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While the University of Utah will be host a big weekend for recruits Jan. 18-19, a local prep football star will be visiting Washington State.
Park City defensive tackle Colt Nichter will visit WSU but has not received a scholarship offer from the Pac-10 school, Scout.com is reporting.
Nichter was offered months ago by Eastern Washington, but with former EWU coach Paul Wulff moving to WSU, the Cougars are now apparently interested in the two-time Utah all-stater.
Nichter, 6-2 and 275 pounds, had 82 tackles and six sacks as a senior and was also a fine offensive lineman. As a junior he made 49 tackles.
Nichter, who is originally from California, told Scout.com that Fresno State, Vanderbilt, Louisville, SMU and San Diego State have also expressed interest.
He's not wasting time getting acclimated at Colorado.
Katoa reached a longtime goal of graduating from high school in December, and actually starts classes at Colorado on Monday. He sent his high school transcripts to Colorado on Wednesday and plans to leave for the school in Boulder, Colo., on Saturday.
Because he has already graduated, Katoa is eligible to sign his national letter of intent with the Buffaloes now, rather than wait until Feb. 6. He becomes what is referred to as a "mid-year transfer" and will be eligible to participate in spring practices at Colorado.
A 6-foot-2, 220-pound linebacker, Katoa was impressive in practices leading up to last week's U.S. Army All-American Game in San Antonio, but did not shine in the game. He was credited with just a couple of assisted tackles.
Still, the Buffs are getting a potential superstar in the making.
Katoa is ranked as the No. 2 middle linebacker in the country by Scout.com and is a five-star recruit, the most stars possible.
Nationally, Katoa's signing with Colorado will do nothing but enhance coach Dan Hawkins' reputation as a fantastic recruiter.
Month's ago, CU was not on Katoa's top five list that included the likes of Oklahoma, Texas, USC, Oklahoma State and Texas A&M.
That he is enrolling in classes at Colorado right now has to be considered one of the greatest recruiting turnarounds of the year.
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While the University of Utah will be host a big weekend for recruits Jan. 18-19, a local prep football star will be visiting Washington State.
Park City defensive tackle Colt Nichter will visit WSU but has not received a scholarship offer from the Pac-10 school, Scout.com is reporting.
Nichter was offered months ago by Eastern Washington, but with former EWU coach Paul Wulff moving to WSU, the Cougars are now apparently interested in the two-time Utah all-stater.
Nichter, 6-2 and 275 pounds, had 82 tackles and six sacks as a senior and was also a fine offensive lineman. As a junior he made 49 tackles.
Nichter, who is originally from California, told Scout.com that Fresno State, Vanderbilt, Louisville, SMU and San Diego State have also expressed interest.
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