BYU picked up a big commitment from one of the region's top defensive line prospects. Troy Hinds (Kaysville, Utah/Davis) announced for the Cougars after meeting with the Cougars staff Monday morning."After much thought and deliberation, I have made my decision where I will be getting my education and playing football," Hinds said in a news release. "My Dad and I met with Coach [Bronco] Mendenhall in his office this morning and I committed to him and will be enrolling at Brigham Young University after I complete my LDS church mission."Landing Hinds is a major coup for the Cougars as the rush end has been one of the state's top linemen since his sophomore year. He was heavily recruited by schools all over the country and had offers from every school in the Pac-12 minus USC and Oregon.Hinds had narrowed his choices to BYU, Utah, Stanford, Cal, Notre Dame and Nebraska."I want to express my sincere appreciation to Coach [Kyle] Whittingham and Coach [Jay] Hill at the University of Utah along with Coach [Lance] Anderson at Stanford, Coach [Tosh] Lupoi at Cal, all the coaches at Notre Dame and Coach [Ron] Brown at Nebraska, along with all of the rest of the wonderful coaches I have met along the way."It was a difficult decision saying no to the great Pac-12 schools and others that have recruited me but in the end I know in my heart that BYU is the best school for me. It was a fun ride but I'm relieved and excited that I know I'm going to be playing football and getting my education at BYU."