Utah recently joined several Division I programs in the race for Malachi McFarland, whose recruitment has blown up recently as many consider the class of 2027 prospect to be one of the top running backs from California.
The Damien High School standout was coming off a trip to Oregon to check out the Ducks’ junior day in Eugene and had just locked in an official visit with Cal when he shared via social media Tuesday that he’d received an offer from the Utes.
McFarland, a three-star prospect according to 247Sports, had already drawn interest from San Diego State, Boise State, UNLV and Colorado State by the time Utah officially got involved in his recruitment. Oregon was the first power conference school to dish out an offer, which was followed by Dan Lanning paying McFarland a home visit in late January…