Kalani: “When he got hurt, he notified us he was leaving the team,” Sitake said of the senior from Menifee, Calif. “…After his injury, he decided to not be a part of the team and not be a part of the program, and not go to school. So that’s kind of where it is at.”

Just two weeks ago per SL Tribune article....October 4th.

With two sons playing for BYU now, Lesieli and Petelo Hifo moved their entire family to Provo.

“This is everything I wanted,” Hifo said. “I am taking advantage of every opportunity I get, and I am grateful for it.” “They weren’t on my radar until my cousin Bubba [Takitaki] came,” Marvin Hifo said. “I started watching their games, and of course my brother ended up coming here, too. When I was going to graduate from junior college, my dad and coaches contacted them and told them I needed a place to play, and BYU was the only school that gave me the opportunity to walk on. I am so thankful for that.”

“I am doing whatever they want me to do, really,” Hifo said. That includes taking care of his business in the classroom, Lamb said.

“When a guy can come from out of nowhere, work his way onto the field and deliver, that takes so much character,” Lamb said. “There are a lot of guys on the team who are wanting more of a role, and so when a guy like that can set a great example, starting from zero, having no role or spot on the team, questionable to even come to training camp, and then work himself into what we consider a starting player, and then deliver, it is just a tremendous [show] of his character.”

http://www.sltrib.com/sports/byu-cougars/2017/10/04/byu-senior-safety-marvin-hifo-making-the-most-of-only-season-of-eligibility/