Utah lost top recruit for next year.

[Anonymous]

As reported on CBS:


Utah's top quarterback recruit has withdrawn his commitment, citing uncertainty in Urban Meyer's job status at the school.

Josh Portis, of Woodland Hills, Calif., told Rivals.com that he was frustrated that Meyer would not give him a straight answer when asked if the coach was staying at Utah.

"I haven't had a chance to talk to coach Meyer yet," Portis told Rivals.com late Tuesday. "They haven't really returned my calls."

Portis and Meyer last spoke on Saturday. Portis is considered a top five prospect in the country, a dual threat at quarterback. He could be considered an heir apparent to Alex Smith, who has been the key to Meyer's spread-option offense.

Portis is 6-feet-4, 200 pounds and runs the 40 in 4.57 seconds. He now lists Kansas State, Maryland, Oregon, Washington and LSU as his top choices. Kansas State seems to be the frontrunner. His school choice is critical because Portis intends to be a mid-semester enrollee and needs to decide his future in the next two weeks.

[NWLB]

OR put another way: "Coach won't tell me he is going to Notre Dame yet, so I'm not going to spend four years in Utah for nothing. Which way is South Bend from here?"

[kdog27]

I think meyer should tell him to look at Notre Dame as a possible school.

[Flipper]

Well, at least Urbie isn't telling everyone within earshot that he's staying put. I need to find that Utah board I was posting on back in 2002 to see what thier "temperature" is during the latest Urban Meyer job fair.

[bgstud03]

Payback's a biotch Utah fans, welcome to the world of Urban exits!

[orangeandbrown]

Well, maybe he is being that dishonest, but the QB is too smart to believe it. Maybe he did some internet research.