It was a somewhat uncomfortable moment on his official visit that made Tyquez Hampton understand how serious Utah fans are about their football.
He was standing watching Utah’s eventual win over USC in sold-out Rice-Eccles, when a fan sitting behind him told the three-star recruit to stop blocking the view.
"It showed that they actually paid attention to the game," he said. "It was so loud in there. Everybody was so into it."
That was one of the factors that went into his decision where to play football next year.
Hampton, a three-star receiver out of El Dorado High in El Paso, Texas, tweeted Tuesday that he flipped his commitment from Washington State to the Utes after visiting Salt Lake City for Utah’s 31-27 win over USC, and confirmed the decision in an interview with the Tribune.