LC: Did the unique decision to transfer to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College help in your decision? How did you make that decision, which is rarely been done in college football?

TH: The decision to go to NEO was well thought out, but was an easy decision to make. Transferring from Mizzou to another BCS program, I would have to sit out of play for another year. To be honest, as a competitor, that didn’t sit well with me, so my desire to get on the field played into the decision. But to take emotion out of it, it came down to the question of “what would be best: play scout team for my university for a season in order to be around the system, or spend one semester getting actual game time reps in preparation for playing in 2015?”

When it came down to it, both my family and Coach Mendenhall felt it was best for my preparation, and BYU’s future, for me to spend a semester preparing for 2015. Now I’m just excited to get the chance to really improve for a few months, and make sure I am the very best I can possibly be for my coaches and teammates at BYU when I get there in January.