At face value this is a pie in the sky daydream born from a pathological fascination with BYU.
But looking closer, it's not.
1) Does Zach have hard feelings toward the coach that recruited Tuttle over himself? Well, that guy is ARod, his current QB coach, so that has no bearing.
2) Do starting QBs transfer from G5 to P5 schools? Yes they do. Frequently.
3) Would his family support a transfer? His mom liked a tweet about him transferring to Utah.
4) is there a real opportunity for him to start at Utah? After Huntley graduates, our depth chart all but guarantees that we will land a JC transfer looking for immediate PT.
5) does BYU lose even more starters to transfer than a typical G5 program due to their culture and honor code? Yes. Are those transfers enriched for non-devout Mormons like Wilson? Yes.
Even if Wilson didn't grow up a Utah fan, he would be our #2 choice QB who wound up at a G5 school that wasn't his first choice. He is exactly the kind of QB that transfers up. And with Huntley graduating in 2019, with little competition behind him, we are exactly the kind of program that picks up a Transfer.
This isn't nearly as far-fetched as people make it. We will get a JC/G5 transfer in 2019. It's just a matter of who. And right now, Wilson being a QB that we previously recruited, is the leading who. It's idle speculation, but it is far from absurd.
A direct transfer would make him 3 to play 2 while doing a year of JC would make him 3 to play 3 and avoid the chaos of a direct BYU to Utah transfer. I think that's the path.
But looking closer, it's not.
1) Does Zach have hard feelings toward the coach that recruited Tuttle over himself? Well, that guy is ARod, his current QB coach, so that has no bearing.
2) Do starting QBs transfer from G5 to P5 schools? Yes they do. Frequently.
3) Would his family support a transfer? His mom liked a tweet about him transferring to Utah.
4) is there a real opportunity for him to start at Utah? After Huntley graduates, our depth chart all but guarantees that we will land a JC transfer looking for immediate PT.
5) does BYU lose even more starters to transfer than a typical G5 program due to their culture and honor code? Yes. Are those transfers enriched for non-devout Mormons like Wilson? Yes.
Even if Wilson didn't grow up a Utah fan, he would be our #2 choice QB who wound up at a G5 school that wasn't his first choice. He is exactly the kind of QB that transfers up. And with Huntley graduating in 2019, with little competition behind him, we are exactly the kind of program that picks up a Transfer.
This isn't nearly as far-fetched as people make it. We will get a JC/G5 transfer in 2019. It's just a matter of who. And right now, Wilson being a QB that we previously recruited, is the leading who. It's idle speculation, but it is far from absurd.
A direct transfer would make him 3 to play 2 while doing a year of JC would make him 3 to play 3 and avoid the chaos of a direct BYU to Utah transfer. I think that's the path.
