SALT LAKE CITY — As a three-star recruit from the state of Florida, freshman Zack Moss was expected to stay in state and play for Miami — a program well known for its several National Championships and ability to showcase the talent of its players on a national stage.
Moss, however, spurned Miami and committed to Utah where he could join high school teammates quarterback Tyler Huntley and receiver Demari Simpkins. The trio would become the next group of Florida recruits expected to take Utah football by storm.
Whether running back coach Dennis Erickson, a former Miami head coach, sold Moss on the idea, or whether playing with his high school friends was a predominant factor, Utah is hoping to have its next so called “diamond in the rough” at running back — the next Devontae Booker-like player to keep the program progressing in an upward trajectory.