Could it be that the kid never gave Utah State the time of day because he didn't want to play for a tiny school in logan instead of tOSU? Again, you are making assumptions based on zero evidence. And Utah would absolutely take him, that is why they offered him and he VISITED Utah and was given a tour of the facilities. Just because he didn't take an official to Utah doesn't mean Utah doesn't want him. You get a limited amount of official visits, and why would you waste one on a school 45 mins away when you have LSU, tOSU and Notre Dame knocking on your door.

the only facts we have are that BYU didn't offer him, and that despite BIG TIME offers he wants to delay Football and serve a mission.