Athlete Cody Ippolito (Scottsdale, Ariz./Chaparral) took an unofficial visit to Utah over the weekend and upon being offered a scholarship, committed on the spot.Ippolito plays both fullback and linebacker for the Firebirds and visited the Utes, along with his teammate Davonte Neal, on Saturday."I had a great visit and decided to commit right when they offered," Ippolito said Sunday. "I'm so excited and just grateful for this opportunity. Honestly, I don't think this would have happened without the exposure I got from being on TV Friday. Our game was televised on ESPN and they told me they watched the game and decided to offer me because of how I played."Jay Hill was the coach who recruited me and I really liked him a lot. All the players and coaches were great with me and I loved the campus and the city of Salt Lake. It's real nice and clean and I just fit in well there. I want to major in communications and they have a strong program there too so having the opportunity to play in the Pac-12 in a place where I fit in really well was too much to pass up."Ippolito was also offered by Northern Illinois and was hearing from several other programs including Arizona, Arizona State and Washington.