The Utah Utes have apparently found a sufficient recruiter to replace assistant Aaron Roderick. Ray Magee, a receiver from Fullerton College in Calif., who committed to the Utes recently, has helped sway teammate Conroy Black into committing to the Utes.
Black, a 6-1, 180-pound corner, committed to Utah Tuesday.
Black committed to Oregon State in November, but had second thoughts and decided Utah was a better fit after looking at several schools.
"I saw how hard they were working to get me," he said. "Being No. 2 in the nation helped too. I know they've got a lot of big-time players coming and I wanted to keep that going."
Magee, who was recruited by Roderick, also encouraged him.
"I told him about my visit and that he should look at it," Magee said. "I liked it there a lot."
Magee said his plans won't change even with Roderick going to Washington.
"I'm still coming," he said.
Black should help fill the void that remains with Sean Smith's decision to go to the NFL. He is the third junior college corner the Utes will welcome for the 2009 season. The Utes already have signed Kamaron Yancy (Pierce College, Calif.) and Maxwell Lacy (Compton College, Calif.)
Another school that heavily recruited Black was SMU. Former Utah assistant Derrick Odum was in charge of his recruiting.


Here is Utah's list to this point:
Vyncent Jones, 6-3, 270-pound offensive lineman out of Jordan High
Jarrad Stewart, 5-10, 180-pound safety out of Pearland, Texas
C.J. Porter, 6-1, 185-pound receiver out of Concord, Calif.
Jamal Smith, Oxnard, Calif., 6-2, 185-pound receiver out of Oxford, Calif.
Eric Dago, 6-foot-4, 210-pound defensive end out of Westside High in 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
Siosaia Tuipulotu, 6-2, 285-pound defensive tackle out of Trinity High in Euless, Texas
Victor Spikes, 6-1, 205-pound safety out of Fort Bend Marshall, Missouri City, Texas
Jordan Wynn, a 6-foot-2, 178-pound quarterback out of Oceanside, Calif.
Kapua Sai, 6-foot-5, 322-pound offensive lineman out of St. Louis H.S. in Honolulu
Beau Burton, 5-foot-10, 205-pound running back out of Saguaro H.S. in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Latu Heimuli, 6-2, 296-pound defensive tackle out of Highland High
Antoine Smithson, 6-0, 210-pound wide receiver out of East Los Angeles College
Craig Payne, 6-foot-3, 297-pound defensive tackle out of Colony H.S. in Ontario, Calif.
Ray Magee, 6-3, 220-pound receiver out of Fullerton College
Conroy Black, 6-1, 180-pound corner out of Fullerton College

Signed
Kamaron Yancy, 5-foot-11, 190-pound corner out of Pierce College, Calif.
Terrance Cain, 6-foot-0, 188-pound QB out of Blinn Community College in Brenham, Texas
Maxwell Lacy, 6-3, 210-pound corner out of Compton College, Calif.

2010 commitment
Joe Kruger, 6-8, 245-pound defensive end/tight end out of Timpanogos High