There are about six sign and sends in this group. (six will be serving missions immediately and never enrolling)
Coaches have to try to keep them in the fold until 2018 when they return. Honestly, when they do come back, they have the option to switch to any other school sadly.
Does that change for guys who play a year like Covey? Or is it the same thing?
Also Utah has poached a few of BYU’s returning missionaries so I don’t get the sanctimonious attitude about it. Sitake may lose a few over the next couple years as well he literally has a mess when it comes to that.