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Within a five-minute span Thursday night, twin brothers committed to the same football program with similar notes on Twitter. They thanked the schools that had recruited them, but they had decided to go to the University of Utah.

Oddly, neither brother seemed to acknowledge the other's commitment in their note. Intentional?

More likely oversight, Tristin McCollum said. He and his brother Zyon McCollum have long sought to play together in college.

"It's a dream of ours," he said in an interview with the Tribune. "I'm just so happy I'm going to get to experience it."

The 6-foot-1, 170-pound brothers out of Galveston, Texas, each announced their commitment to the Utes via Twitter.

They each played corner last year for the 6-4 Ball High Tornadoes under former NFLer and coach Kimble Anders. Zyon recorded 41 tackles, three interceptions and two forced fumbles, according to his Hudl video, while Tristin's statistics were unavailable (he said he struggled with injuries last season). Neither has a star ranking by major recruiting services.

But they both caught the eye of Utah defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley in the spring, and again last week at a satellite camp hosted by Sam Houston State. Both of the McCollums showed strong footwork, ball skills and the potential to be lockdown corners at the next level. The two-for-one deal was hard to pass up.

After getting offered scholarships last week, Tristin said his family researched the school, the athletics facilities, the course offerings and football schemes at Utah. It felt like the right fit.

"I love the idea of playing for the Pac-12," he said. "We looked at all these pictures and videos and saw Utah is such a beautiful place. And they play man coverages, which is what we both like."

Texas has been fertile ground for Utah in recent years, particularly thanks to Scalley's recruiting ground: Seven players on the Utes roster hail from Houston or the surrounding area, including defensive backs Brian Allen and Nygel King.

Tristin said the Utes preferred that the brothers shut down all other recruiting before they committed, so the McCollums have a pretty hard agreement to go to Utah.

"We feel really solid," he said. "We talked with Coach Scalley, who was saying committing is a lot like being in a serious relationship. I stand by that completely. We're 100 percent committed to Utah."

Both http://www.hudl.com/athlete/6375573";>Tristin andhttp://www.hudl.com/athlete/3935122/highlights/314980417";> Zyon have highlight films on Hudl you can watch by clicking on their names.

The McCollum brothers are only the second and third recruits committed to the Utes (Provo receiver Ty Jones switched to Washington last month). With satellite camps in full swing, recruiting news could pick up for Utah in the coming weeks.

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