Trio of BYU defenders announce intentions to transfer

BYU’s George Udo is one of three Cougar defenders to announce this week he will enter the NCAA transfer portal.

BYU’s George Udo is one in all three Cougars defenders to announce this week he'll enter the NCAA switch portal.

Ben B. Braun, Deseret Information

The NCAA switch portal opens once more Saturday for Division I soccer gamers looking for to discover their choices, and already there are three BYU defenders who mentioned they may take a look at the waters.

On Friday, defensive again George Udo and linebacker Logan Pili each introduced on social media they may enter the portal.

Earlier within the week, defensive again Dean Jones did the identical factor.

This comes as BYU acquired a dedication from Utah State switch AJ Vongphachanh on Friday. Vongphachanh, a three-year starter at linebacker in Logan, will be part of BYU as a graduate switch.

Udo, who joined the BYU program in 2019 and performed in 37 video games over the previous 4 seasons, is essentially the most skilled of the bunch. He'll nonetheless have a redshirt yr accessible, in addition to a free COVID-19-eligible yr from 2020. 

Udo had 44 tackles over 4 years. His finest season got here in 2020, when he had 25 tackles, three sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, a quarterback hurry and a move breakup.

Pili follows his brother, Keenan, a former BYU starter who entered the switch portal and ended up at Tennessee as a graduate switch.

Logan Pili performed in three video games final yr as a freshman out of Timpview Excessive, posting seven tackles on the yr.

Jones has been across the Cougars program the previous three years, utilizing a redshirt yr in 2021. He performed in three video games, registering one deal with.

BYU wrapped up spring camp Friday with its closing session.

The spring switch portal window opens Saturday and closes on April 30.

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