Spring football practice ended in April at Marshall University in West Virginia. Offensive lineman Alex Locklear, seeking a different experience for his last season of college eligibility, placed his name in the NCAA transfer portal and waited to see what would happen.
“Utah actually hit me up before I was able to clean my locker out,” Locklear marveled this week, as he started practicing with the Utes. “They showed interest, like, literally the first minute.”
Utah coach Kyle Whittingham expressed concern after spring practice about his offensive line’s depth, and he did something about it.