Maybe, but there is also plenty of talent from the top tier schools who are buried in the depth charts who will transfer to “mid-tier” schools too. The one positive of the transfer portal, amidst of tons of negative, is that we are getting more parody in CFB. Talent is being spread out.
Also, it really comes down to NIL, if Utah can pay competitively, they’ll be fine. Utah does a good job putting folks in the NFL, that still matters.