All in the family: Son, nephews of former BYU players Spencer and Gabe Reid are wearing red

From left to right: Logan Fano, Spencer Fano and Karene Reid. | Deseret News composite photo

As Logan Fano took the field during Utah’s season-opening victory over Florida last year, his father, Bingham, was overcome with emotion.

A four-star prospect and one of the most heralded players from the state of Utah in the class of 2021, Logan Fano signed with BYU out of Timpview High, going with Kalani Sitake and the Cougars over offers from Michigan, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Washington, and, yes, Utah.

But Logan never played a snap in royal blue.

After serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Logan returned to Provo and looked to potentially be in line for some serious playing time as a true freshman. During spring practice, however, Logan tore his ACL — the second time suffering the injury in his career, including high school — and had to watch the Cougars’ 2022 season from the sidelines.

On Dec. 6, a couple weeks after BYU defeated Stanford to finish the regular season with a 7-5 record, Logan entered his name into the transfer portal.

“I met a lot of good people, man. A lot of awesome people. There’s a lot of friends that I made over there that I still keep in touch with today,” Logan said. “Things just didn’t work out with me over there. And I feel like I fit better into the environment up here in Utah. And so that’s why I made that choice to transfer.”

That same day, Logan’s younger brother, Spencer, a four-star offensive tackle and the top-ranked player from the state of Utah, was making his final decision about where to attend school and further his football career.

That week, it had been an all-out blitz for the younger Fano’s pledge. Kyle Whittingham and Utah, of course, made the trip down to the Fanos’ house. Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh played cards with Spencer and…

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Author : Deseret News

Publish date : 2024-11-07 04:00:00

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