In the continuing quest to stockpile arms, the University of Hawaii football team added a prolific quarterback from Utah.

Boone Abbott of American Fork High said he notified the UH coaches he has accepted their scholarship offer. Abbott will make it official on Feb. 6, the first day of the NCAA’s spring-semester signing period for football prospects.

“I just want to get out there and play ball,” Abbott told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. “That’s the plan.”

Abbott said he is 6 feet 2, 178 pounds, and capable of throwing a football 70 yards. “I want to be sitting at 190 (pounds) when I get out there,” said Abbott, who will enroll in June. “That’s the goal. We’ll see.”

In 14 games this past season, Abbott threw for 4,438 yards and 47 touchdowns against 12 interceptions. He also is a competent scrambler.

Abbott received inquiries from several schools, including Utah and Brigham Young. But he favored Hawaii following a recruiting visit in December.

“Honestly, just the culture,” Abbott said of his college choice. “Being out there, being able to go on my visit, it felt like the right place for me. It really clicked when I got there, and I connected with the coaching staff and the players and the community and the culture. It all seemed perfect for me. It felt like the perfect fit.”

His mother also embraced the decision. As a traveling nurse, Shannon Abbott worked in the delivery room of a Hawaii hospital for three months last year.

“My mom was super pumped about it,” Abbott said. “She’s always been in love with Hawaii. From the moment they offered, she said she was pushing for me to commit. … My parents are super happy about it. They love the coaches and the program.”

Abbott said UH’s pass-friendly offense, which features run-and-shoot elements, was an attraction.

“That was a big thing for me to commit to Hawaii was seeing that offense and how perfect that would be for me and the perfect fit it was,” Abbott said.

He said he also bonded with future teammates during his visit. “All the dudes were great,” Abbott said. “They were super respectful and friendly. The whole vibe of the team was awesome.”

Abbott said he has been a quarterback since the first time he started playing football when he was in the first grade.

“I wanted to be the dude that gets the ball every play,” Abbott said. “That’s always been my position. That’s always what I wanted to do.”

He also is an accomplished in baseball as a pitcher and center fielder. His fastball topped at 90 mph last year.

The Warriors return quarterbacks Cole McDonald, who started 12 games, and Chevan Cordeiro, who started one. Justin Uahinui will be a third-year sophomore this season. Zach Daniel of The Kinkaid School in Houston signed with UH last month and will join in June.