TJT E15: Utah Football 2026; Questions, comments, and concerns put to rest

First thing I want to talk about, first concern that people brought up, is player retention, especially in this new world of college football, the transfer portal and NIL.

So as far as the transfer portal goes for Utah, 26 players left this offseason, and we gained 18 players from the portal.

So that's a negative 8% That's a net loss of eight players, the transfer portal.

However, only five, one, two, three, four, five of those 26 players were starters.

It's not that many, obviously.

Guys like John Henry Daly, Smith Snowden, lots of guys.

Super, super important pieces for Utah football.

Really sad to see those guys go.

Really, really heartbreaking to see guys like them kind of move on, but good for them also.

Getting more opportunities.

That's just kind of how college football is now.

If you think about it, at this point, it's going to happen no matter what.

Players are going to leave every year, and it sucks.

It does to see players like that go, but Players also transfer to your school.

And for Utah, it's been a lot of players transferring to the University of Utah.

I think the University of Utah has benefited more than they've lost from the transfer portal.

I think of players like Cameron Rising, Devin Dampier, Wayshawn Parker, Jaquinden Jackson, and...

Guys that really...

Guys that have come through the transfer portal have greatly benefited Utah.

Dorian Singer is another good example of a transfer to Utah.

Even though that season didn't work out, he is now an NFL receiver.

Or, you know, he was an NFL receiver.

So guys like that, super...

Beneficial overall for the University of Utah, for the brand of the school.

And, you know, another thing I want to bring up with this retention is you think about other schools that have lost head coaches other than Utah in college football.