Utah Tech University Athletics

Before Utah Tech: Was a 2022 December signee at Utah Tech who returned from an LDS Church mission … prepped at Herriman High School, where he was listed as an ESPN 300 Elite Underclassman ... recorded five interceptions and 42 total tackles during his senior season en route to second team Utah 6A all-state honors ... tallied 1,400 all-purpose yards and scored six touchdowns, which was good enough to garner 6A all-state honorable mention accolades as an ATH … was a three-time first team all-region selection.  

More on Michael: Born in Murray, Utah … parents are Charles and Jamie Falatea … father Charles played college football at Utah State … also recruited by Utah State, Weber State, Southern Utah, New Mexico and Idaho State … favorite team is the San Francisco 49ers … favorite player is Brock Purdy … favorite musician is Spawnbreezie … favorite food is McDonald’s … currently majoring in general studies. 

Why Michael chose Utah Tech: "I chose Utah Tech because I wanted to play football for the Trailblazers. This was the first program to believe in me.”