Cole Bishop shares why he committed to playing at the Utah as a junior in high school before stepping foot on campus

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In this episode, Cole Bishop shares why he committed to playing at the Utah as a junior in high school before stepping foot on campus.

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About Cole Bishop:

BISHOP QUICK HITS20 career games, 15 starts.

Averaging 5.7 tackles per game in his career, second-most of active Pac-12 secondary players.

2022: Appeared in 10 games with nine starts at safety.

• Holds the team lead in tackles (60) while leading the secondary in TFL (6.0).
• Also defended four passes (one INT, three PBU) and has 1.5 sacks.
• Four games on the season with seven-plus stops, most recently at Washington State.
• Posted a career-high 12 tackles (0.5 TFL) and a QB hurry during the season opener at Florida.
• Eight more takedowns in the win over No. 7 USC.
• First career interception and an 11-yard sack came at Arizona State.

2021: Played in 10 games on the season, starting the final six contests.

• Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Mention.
• Led all true freshmen on the team with 54 tackles (9.0 TFL, 3.0 sacks) to go with five PBUs.
• Recorded a career-high eight tackles twice (vs. Oregon, Pac-12 Championship; vs. Ohio State), also adding a fumble recovery in the Rose Bowl.
• Blocked a 36-yard field goal, had seven tackles (1.0 TFL) and two pass breakups against No. 3 Oregon in the regular season.
• Contributed four tackles in his collegiate debut vs. Weber State.
• Produced five tackles (2.0 TFL) including a sack in his first start at Stanford.
• Had a career-high 3.0 TFLs at Arizona, the most by a Utah true freshman since 2007.

High School: Three-star recruit by 247sports and Rivals out of Starr’s Mill HS.

• First-team all-state as a junior, All-region and all-county as a sophomore.
• Also earned County and Region MVP.
• Invited to Blue-Grey All-American Bowl.
• 101 tackles, nine pass breakups and five interceptions his junior season, also recording five rushes for 145 yards and a touchdown as a senior.

Personal: Son of Richard and Vicki … has one brother, Jake … was born in Massachusetts.

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