Zach Williams to the portal

[BD]

WR1.

Ugh.

https://x.com/PeteNakos_/status/1914774725311479875

[Tednab]

$&$@… and here we go .

[SouthJordanUte]

College football is getting dumber by the day

[D T]

What are the odds tds is involved in this?

[D T]

Alex Markham/Dan Sorensen both confirming tds is tampering with some of our players not yet in the portal when contacted.

[Rick Walker]

While I think byu has been tampering with many of our players I doubt Zach is one of them. Just because he’s not an lds recruit (to my knowledge) and byu has a deep enough WR room and they like their guys.

[Rick Walker]

On the last day of the spring portal window too. Somebody somewhere definitely rolled out the checkbook

[Tednab]

According to Dan Sorenson , tds has offered Caleb Lomu , Dallas vakalahi and smith Snowden .

[highlandute7]

I know Snowden was contacted last year during the portal by TDS as well. Hopefully they are all solid.

[Utah#1]

They are trying to destabilize and completely destroy Utah’s football program. They are evil and nothing godly or Christ-like about their religious institution. Ever since money entered the business, they took cheating and stealing to another level. I’m not wishing anything bad on them, but they do wish significant misfortune on us in a heartbeat! They will be the first ones to stick a knife in our necks and slit our throats while looking into our eyes and get a sick satisfaction doing it with no care in the world. believe they are even pass that thought already and to them going to hell to destroy Utah is worth it all

[Caleb]

If Utah had the means to do what BYU is doing right now, I would support ’em doing just that. It’s a dog-eat-dog world out there and the Utes are quickly falling behind the game.

[AlohaUte]

Quit acting like BYU is doing something unethical or out of the norm. They are operating the same way every school – who’s smart and embracing the current wild west of the College sports – do. And it’s most likely not BYU out tampering with our players, it’s likely the players’ agents going to BYU (and any other number of schools) and trying to get a better deal.

[Kellso]

There are rules against tampering.

[Utah#1]

That maybe true and I don’t doubt that, but I’m not naive to believe they are not capable of such nefarious activity! If you think BYU a truly righteous holier than thou school and is not behind a lot of it, then you need to become street smart.

[NarfUte]

the last day is Friday the 25th, but yeah this sucks

[highlandute7]

This sucks. I see we have apparent visits setup with two 6’4 WRs from McNeese St and Pitt, for what it’s worth.

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[Charlie]

It is sad. But also realize most of these players will not go on to the NFL and college football will give them their best opportunity to make money until late in the career or maybe ever. I don’t begrudge them getting their share of what college football makes but I would like to see it done in a process that does not pay them more to be a perpetual free agent. Some sort of salary cap is in order.

[Jim Vanderhoof]

Curious to see if he has a deal already in place or shopping around to find one. I hope it’s worth it. He was set to be WR 1. New school, new program and new offense.

[//r00t4Utes]

That’s what is most surprising to me is that everything was pointing to him being the #1WR and making it hurt.

Doesn’t look like it is likely, but here’s to hoping he comes back.

[Larry B]

Can’t believe I’d ever be saying this, but after 20+ years of being a season ticket holder, this might be my final season. Until NIL, the transfer portal and tampering is fixed, I’m not going to continue paying more and more for a sub par product.

[Tednab]

Blame this on the spring game, there is no value advertising our product

[HeyyyUguyyys]

The baffling thing to me isn’t that players are following the money. That’s the understandable part. The baffling thing to me is that we seem to have such a weak counter punch to these programs that are waving cash in front of our players. Who knew we would be so far behind in adapting to the modern college football landscape. We are out there preaching family and culture and draft picks and all of the stuff that we all wish it was still about, but it just isn’t. At least not in the same way. The narrative has shifted and we haven’t shifted with it.

The terrifying part isn’t the prospect of losing a single player like Williams, it’s the prospect of losing the foundation. Utah doesn’t have the type of tradition to withstand multiple losing seasons. We are not Alabama or Ohio State or Notre Dame. If donors aren’t willing to pony up on the heels of multiple Pac 12 championships, do you think they are going to be ready to do it if we are sub .500 for multiple years? Do you think a guy like Scalley who could potentially be a successful coach for the next 20 years is going to stay around knowing that he doesn’t have the support needed to put contending teams on the field every year? We still have some really solid units (o-line, linebacker,etc) but the momentum has clearly shifted and not in our favor.

[Utah5410]

I cannot believe contracts hold no value in this world of college. I agree above. I have season tickets this year and will go. But this will be my last until this stuff gets figured out.

[J Rocksville]

This feels like a kid that knows he’s our best option, but isn’t being paid like a top 15 team’s #1 option and wants to.

I have a feeling he’s coming back.

[RustyShackleford]

College sports are becoming increasingly frustrating to follow.

[RoboUte]

Is this a meltdown thread for a guy coming off of a 100 yard season?

I get that we’re incapable of utilizing WRs but holy s**t if this our presumptive number one im glad my ability to give a s**t hit the portal in late 23.

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