Prep & College Recruiting

The Utes are down to 14 commitments for their 2010 class after Josh Huff, a running back from Houston, Texas, changed his mind and is going to attend Minnesota, not Utah.

 Huff is the second player to commit to Utah then have a change of plans. Perry Jackson, a defensive lineman out of Sierra College, Calif., earlier switched his commitment from the Utes to San Diego State although sources say a knee injury made the Utes cool on him a bit.

 So what is going on with the Utes? Is there reason to worry about the future?

 Recruiting coordinator Morgan Scalley insists there isn't. While he can't talk about specific recruits, he can talk about recruiting philosophies and this is what he said.

 "We always want to show you care about them and what they're doing and their accomplishments on and off the field," he said. "We do a good job staying in contact within NCAA regulations but the bottom line is we worry about who we get and not who we lose. That is the biggest thing. We have our way of doing things and it has been successful for us so far. We have to continue to do that because we have been successful with that in the past and it has worked out. We've gotten guys in the past we wouldn't have last-minute because we weren't all filled up. It all works out in the end."

 Huff was one of two running backs who had orally committed to the Utes for the 2010 class.

 Princeton Collins, a 6-foot, 190-pound running back out of Westwood H.S. remains committed to the Utes.

 2010 Utah commitments

Dres Anderson, 6-2, 170-pound receiver out of North H.S. in Riverside, Calif.

Matt Anderson, 6-1, 200-pound athlete out of Industrial H.S. in Vanderbilt, Texas

Brian Blechen, 6-3, 190-pound quarterback out of Moorpark, Calif.

Princeton Collins, 6-foot, 190-pound running back out of Westwood H.S. in Round Rock, Texas

Jamil Douglas, 6-foot-5, 245-pound offensive tackle out of Cypress H.S. in California

Jacoby Hale, 6-1, 195-pound linebacker out of Central High in Beaumont Texas

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

Darian Lazard, 6-0, 170-pound wide receiver out of Pearland, Texas

Star Lotulelei, a 6-foot-3, 290-pound defensive lineman out of Bingham H.S. then Snow College

Archie Muniz, 6-foot-5, 265-pound tackle out of Cypress Creek H.S. in Houston, Texas

Damian Payne, 6-0, 185-pound corner out of Klein Forest H.S. in Houston, Texas

Terrell Reese, 6-2, 190-pound WR/safety out of from Brenham H.S. in Texas

Kenneth Scott, 6-2, 198-pound receiver out of Colony H.S. in Ontario, Calif.

Joseph Smith, 5-11, 185-pound corner out of Norco, Calif.