Tabarracci had a good spring by all accounts but according to the rumors out of camp was behind Barton and Medlock. Knowing what he knows now, maybe he doesn’t transfer and is already a starter at either LB or TE. I can’t speak to whether he moved due to chasing immediate playing time or if there was another issue but at the time, both rooms looked solid while SC was making wholesale changes which offered more opportunity.
Probably the thing I like the best about the transfer portal is that it allows a kid a mulligan if they just aren’t happy with their choice. For all we know, SC was the school he really wanted to be at but with Helton being fired early in the season and Riley not being hired until right before signing day, he took a chance on the local school and the fit just wasn’t right.
You mention Ryan but need to remember that he was someone Utah didn’t even bother to offer in that cycle. So it may simply be a case of both kids finally getting to the places they always wanted to be and they were never “destined” to end up in the same position room at the same school.
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