Hoping to become a receiver in big-time college football, R.J. Hubert came to Utah’s youth camp from a small town in southern Nevada and spent part of the day auditioning for Ute safeties coach Morgan Scalley. His performance in defensive drills was memorable, not necessarily for the right reasons.
“Honestly, I couldn't backpedal for my life,” Hubert recalled, “and I couldn't make cuts for my life.”
He left the practice field feeling frustrated, wishing he could have made a better impression. “I didn't really think I did great,” Hubert said this week, “but I remember saying the very words to my mom in front of the facility: 'If this school offers me, I'd commit on the spot.