It’s been quite the offseason for Utah cornerback Smith Snowden.
In both transfer portal windows, especially the spring one, rumors flew about whether the star cornerback was going to enter the transfer portal.
Then the spring portal closed without an entry from Snowden, who simply posted on social media: “The pride and tradition of the Utah Utes will never be entrusted to the timid or the weak. Go Utes.”
So, what really happened during that transfer portal period?
In a video published by the Daily Universe’s Sam Foster during July’s Big 12 media days, Snowden replied to a question about if BYU reached out to him this offseason.
“It wasn’t directly to me,” Snowden replied. “… BYU wasn’t the only school (to reach out). It’s kind of what the name of the game is right, with the transfer portal. I wouldn’t say that it was any tampering type thing, it was more of agents and all that type of stuff.”
Snowden came out the other side determined to be a Ute, and of course will be taken care of with revenue sharing and NIL deals.
“You don’t retain two first-rounders (offensive linemen Spencer Fano and Caleb Lomu) and guys like Smith Snowden and others if you don’t have capital and great donors involved,” Utah athletic director Mark Harlan said in an interview on ESPN 700.
However, the decision to continue his career at Utah came down to more than money for Snowden.
“I think the ultimate thing that led me to stay was just the brotherhood that I had made here and the relationships. It’s really been the biggest part of, since I’ve been a Utah man, just building relationships with obviously Lander (Barton), these guys right here and just everyone on the team,” Snowden said.
“It’s a really family-oriented program and that’s something that coach (Kyle Whittingham) and coach (Morgan) Scalley…
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