Former Oregon wide receiver Darren Carrington, who was dismissed from the program earlier this month after being arrested for DUI at a local McDonald's, is officially joining the Utah Utes, according to Michelle Bodkin of UteZone.com.
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Received word last night Darren Carrington is officially a #Ute. Utah making big boy moves on offense this off-season on offense. #GoUtes 🙌🏽
— Michelle Bodkin (@BodkinIsABoss) July 25, 2017
Out of respect was waiting for official announcement before breaking on Twitter. Was informed this morning no official announcement coming.
— Michelle Bodkin (@BodkinIsABoss) July 25, 2017
Young man has elected along with Utah to just quietly go to work. #Utes
— Michelle Bodkin (@BodkinIsABoss) July 25, 2017
Last week, The Oregonian's John Canzano reported that multiple Pac-12 programs have expressed interest in Carrington and the wide receiver was on a visit to Utah on Wednesday.
More than one Pac 12 coach told me today he was interested in Darren Carrington... the ex-Ducks receiver spent the day at Utah.
— John Canzano (@johncanzanobft) July 19, 2017
ESPN's Tom Hackett later confirmed that he heard Carrington was "more than likely coming to Utah," according to sources.
I have a reliable source that has told me Darren Carrington is "more than likely coming to Utah".
— Tom Hackett (@TomCantHackett) July 20, 2017
Carrington, who graduated from Oregon this spring and is eligible to play immediately, was a second-team All-Pac 12 receiver in 2015. He enters his final season of eligibility having caught 112 passes for 1,919 yards and 15 touchdowns.
