A tight end Utah was recruiting, Josh Mauro out of L.D. Bell in Hurst, Texas, committed to Stanford yesterday. He also had offers from Boise State and Louisville.
Mauro's schoolmate, basketball player Marshall Henderson, committed to the Utes so many thought the Utes might land Mauro.
However, the decision for Mauro to go elsewhere was probably accelerated when Colby Goodwin, a 6-foot-5, 202-pound tight end out of Cy-Fair in Cypress, Texas, committed to the Utes.
I've heard the Utes were only going to use one scholarship for a tight end in its 2009 class and Goodwin said 'yes' first. I know the Utes really wanted Goodwin so I bet they cooled on Mauro once Goodwin committed.

Here is the list of oral commitments for 2009 so far. It doesn't include receiver Travis Cobb, who gave the Utes an oral commitment then decided to keep looking. He says he has narrowed his choices to the Utes, UAB and Arizona.
Current commitments
Vyncent Jones, 6-3, 270-pound offensive lineman out of Jordan High
Jarrad Stewart, 5-10, 180-pound safety out of Pearland, Texas
Chris Brown, 6-1, 185-pound running back out of Newbury Park, Calif.
C.J. Porter, 6-1, 185-pound receiver out of Concord, Calif.
Jamal Smith, Oxford, Calif., 6-2, 185-pound receiver out of Oxford, Calif.
Eric Dago, 6-foot-4, 210-pound defensive end out of Houston, Texas
James Aiono, Snow College, 6-3, 275-pound defensive end out of Murray High, now at Snow College
Colby Goodwin, a 6-foot-5, 202-pound tight end out of Cypress, Texas
Chris Washington, 6-foot-2, 195-pound safety out of Northridge High

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