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The Lyons kid makes more sense considering his family background. Plus, if NIL is what it’s cracked up to be, why not attend your family’s school, where they all went to? BYU has the advantage now with LDS kids, who were a likely lean but now with NIL and willingness to pay top $$. It is what it is….

Jake Heaps is Russell Wilson’s personal QB coach. I didn’t know that.

Most years this would be a perfect post for this time of year and worth some thought. This year nothing matters but our very basic preparedness to score points.

I think your list is pretty spot on – I worry a little about the quality behind Parker at RB but I trust that the people filling out the roster knew what they were doing.

It seems like we are trying to bring in a higher level of talent at WR for the future. If we get a couple of the guys who are supposedly looking hard at the program perhaps we…[Read more]

Is it just me or is Jacob Patrick a Shaun Green doppelganger? I hope he can shoot like Shaun!

You’re right. That did sting a little. So did the basketball guy.

I guess if it makes us feel any better, there are a ton of videos of him getting absolutely embarrassed by “lower level” talent at a recent camp. Here’s just one.

https://x.com/OUmack87/status/1937545889792278577?t=kGsQlPprR7F9SK3h6DHZkg&s=19

Until we see how the House settlement will impact NIL/athlete pay in the real world, it’s probably best to assume that commitments from high schoolers carry as much weight as the promise rings they give their girlfriends on prom night.

I blame that all on Whitt! he should have benched Wilson when it was clear he wasn’t ready after 0-2/3. who cares about his NIL and his parents, and not having enough faith in Rose. Rose proved him wrong during the BYU game when he got injured in the 2nd half.

Whitt, IMO, has been a very poor judge of character at the QB position in his years at Utah.

I agree. How teams do this year will affect commitments that can easily change. The portal will also adjust based on this years results. 2026 recruiting will only come together as players sign, for now they are simply noting their lean.

I think we all share the concern that a lousy 5-7 season hurts recruiting. I am not naive to that. But the Byu fan hype machine portrays Utah as a conference bottom-feeder, and that the program is done and over with it.

Given that Utah is still well in the thick of having numerous 4-star players commit, I think the total “doomsday” scenario is…[Read more]

Utah fell flat on its face the past 2 years with the QB fiasco at arguably one of the most important 1-2 years. I’m worried at the affects.

Meh, I can’t get excited for any recruiting news, good or bad. Nor can I get excited for any BYU-Provo Campus recruiting news, good or bad. The vast majority of these kids – at both schools – will be used sparingly or not at all as freshmen and end up in the portal.

I get far more excited about portal wins than recruiting wins.

I fully agree. It is still early. I think we will pick up momentum. That kid is going on a mission first. I think we will have a better year than most think. Our offense can’t get worse. Let’s enjoy the ride.

I know the person who has been making donations to BYU. It is not Ryan Smith. That’s all I can say.

I refuse to give in to the online BYU hype machine, which is non-stop portraying Utah as some “has been” program that is falling off a cliff in recruiting and everything else.

Meanwhile, Utah is very possibly picking up most, if not all of the following:

Jaron Pula, 4-star receiver.
Keenan Pula, very high 3-star athlete – just a “hair’s width”…[Read more]

Good commit.

Had offers from UCLA, ASU, Miami, Oregon, and Washington among others.

And, FWIW, he has a Rivals 4-star rating.