Utah received a re-commitment Wednesday from Snow College linebacker Kurtis Taufa, who this summer had changed his mind to favor Kansas. The 0-5 Jayhawks most recently drew less than 26,000 fans with No. 2 Baylor in town, while the No. 4 Utes are 5-0 with 34 straight home sellouts.
A 6-foot-2, 230-pound linebacker from Lone Peak, Taufa was previously described by Snow head coach Britt Maughan as "one of the most athletic linebackers we've had here at Snow," where Utah found current 'backer Sunia Tauteoli, "and one of the best tacklers."
An avalanche of Snow players have descended upon Utah's front seven two-deep in recent years, including former defensive tackles Star Lotulelei and Tenny Palepoi, current defensive tackle Pasoni Tasini and defensive tackle-to-be Handsome Tanielu.