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Why this Texas recruit chose Utah football over Northwestern, Baylor and Houston

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Utah News spotted this story published October 29, 2026 at Salt Lake Tribune. Full coverage may follow as more sources report.

Darrod Jacobs didn’t know much about the University of Utah before he received the call his junior year. But he did know one thing: It’s where Chicago Bears corner Clark Phillips III played collegiately. “I didn’t know anything beyond that, to be honest,” Jacobs, a three-star recruit from Port Arthur Memorial High School in Port Arthur, Texas, told The Salt Lake Tribune.

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