Yes he did. His brother confirmed it and Tuiaki even discussed it.

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Francis Bernard?

riboflavin

10/18/17 12:31pm

Won't he have to sit out another year if he did?

Huge Manatee

10/18/17 12:31pm

Will he graduate from BYU this year? Seems unlikely....

Indy Coug

10/18/17 12:32pm

There is a way it could happen without him sitting another year.

wcj99

10/18/17 11:19pm

So, he wants to sit out yet another year after this one? Would be a dumb move.

Coug Eastwood

10/18/17 12:31pm

Maybe he thinks he can get a waiver.

riboflavin

10/18/17 12:32pm

I imagine Kyle thinks he can get him one.

Art Director

10/18/17 12:35pm

KWhitt's got pics on somebody at the NCAA offices.

Left Shark Coug

10/18/17 1:45pm

Can you blame him? Let's be real...

letthewookiewin

10/18/17 12:36pm

I would blame him for wanting to sit out his junior year just to still transfer. But that's me.

mulletino

10/18/17 12:37pm

That's a good point.

letthewookiewin

10/18/17 12:42pm

Yes.

gwalker

10/18/17 12:50pm

Yes

MoscowCoug

10/18/17 1:31pm

guess we haven't quite hit bottom yet.

Cougarclaw

10/18/17 12:36pm

Thud!!!...oh there it is

icecougar

10/18/17 5:07pm

oh, no, it was just another ledge...ahhhhhh!

Cougarclaw

10/18/17 5:42pm

If he sticks with BYU through all of this, he’s going to go down as one of my

bigbossbyu

10/18/17 12:38pm

Your favorite player would be someone who was coerced to stay??

CallingDingo

10/18/17 12:46pm

Where did you get your information?

Clark Addison

10/18/17 1:50pm

Kalani didn’t deny that. You have bad information.

The Dude Abides

10/18/17 2:37pm

After what he did and said, it's going to take a lot

Cougrrrs Roll

10/18/17 1:21pm

Yeah I'm sympathetic to most who have HC problems

shakarocks

10/18/17 2:41pm

Yeah he earned it, but to me I'm kind of like....not really any of my business.

YardTime

10/23/17 12:23pm

If he wants to leave BYU, he really should set his sights higher. He is good

BYUtka

10/18/17 12:44pm

No better NFL prep than a Utah defense

johnnycarson

10/18/17 12:49pm

Lots of better places.

BYUtka

10/18/17 1:03pm

Better teams, yes. But if he wants to play in the NFL,

johnnycarson

10/18/17 1:15pm

you have become the biggest Ute apologist masquerading as a BYU fan.

pegushin

10/18/17 2:30pm

Byu season ticket holder for years. Haven't been to a Utah

johnnycarson

10/18/17 2:33pm

^^^HYPERBOLE ALERT^^^

goldy

10/18/17 3:11pm

Washington, Stanford, UCLA, and USC all do their fair share

BrutustheBrash

10/18/17 4:49pm

For being Johnny Carson, you aren’t very funny

CObluezone

10/18/17 5:22pm

I think suggesting that Utah is FB's best non-BYU option is pretty laughable.

BYUtka

10/18/17 5:34pm

I thought it was already decided that he was leaving

NachoCougar

10/18/17 12:49pm

He would then pay his own way in 2018 have to sit out

BigYfan

10/18/17 12:50pm

What does "visited Ute football" even mean? There's zero chance Utah coaches

Scratch

10/18/17 12:51pm

I think they could talk to him if BYU coaches okayed it, right?

riboflavin

10/18/17 12:53pm

That's right, but I think that's unlikely given Kalani wouldn't release him, but

Scratch

10/18/17 12:55pm

Then again I don't see him in BYU's student directory (if I'm using it right on

Scratch

10/18/17 12:56pm

He's not in there. He might have been suspended by HC office.

displacedute

10/18/17 1:33pm

Why do you say Kalani wouldn't release him? That's speculation.

riboflavin

10/18/17 12:56pm

lol. kalani wouldn't release him? its cute you believe that crap. i expect

smokymountainrain

10/18/17 1:01pm

Don't know if he eventually released him, but initially he would not release

Scratch

10/18/17 1:09pm

link?

riboflavin

10/18/17 1:10pm

Here you go. Kalani didn't release him until it was way too late to transfer

Scratch

10/23/17 12:01pm

Can't release a player that hasn't asked to be released.

Left Shark Coug

10/23/17 12:05pm

Like he did before the season started?

Scratch

10/23/17 12:08pm

Like your coach has never talked a kid into staying. Bernard chose to stay.

Left Shark Coug

10/23/17 12:10pm

He wasn't given a chance. Giving someone a release isn't the same thing as

Scratch

10/23/17 12:14pm

Dude, you're pathetically making crap up. Go to your own board where you might

Left Shark Coug

10/23/17 12:18pm

Bernard's brother said that he had requested a release before the season.

Scratch

10/23/17 12:22pm

A release to go to Utah, a team we were playing in three weeks? That Utah?

Left Shark Coug

10/23/17 12:30pm

Francis didn't ask for a transfer before the season started. Go spread fake news on your team's website.

HarlemCoug

10/23/17 12:13pm

Yes he did. His brother confirmed it and Tuiaki even discussed it.

Scratch

10/23/17 12:15pm

Fakenews. Didn't happen.

HarlemCoug

10/23/17 6:28pm

"Given that Kalani wouldn't release him". Hahahha.

Wedgetail

10/18/17 1:09pm

No, he would have to be released from the school...

Coug

10/18/17 1:06pm

dont think that's true:

riboflavin

10/18/17 1:09pm

Interesting... Thanks for clarifying.

Coug

10/18/17 1:17pm

That ship sailed about 6 weeks ago

donnerstag

10/18/17 1:06pm

I don't think he would have to sit out a year, because he is this year.

jsjohnson1278

10/18/17 1:09pm

Does the NCAA really care if he's redshirting or not?

Indy Coug

10/18/17 1:14pm

no. but he may be able to get a waiver IMO.

riboflavin

10/18/17 1:16pm

Doesn't he have to demonstrate some kind of hardship?

Huge Manatee

10/18/17 1:17pm

Can't he show them highlights of the first seven games this season?

Go_Trojans

10/18/17 2:02pm

Not sure he's enrolled so is sitting out this year.

Turnpike Lane

10/18/17 1:19pm

Hasn't he been traveling with the team?

slowhiteguy

10/18/17 1:21pm

He was on the sideline the first 3 games at least

donnerstag

10/18/17 1:41pm

Since then he has been on the sideline wearing a paper bag over his head.

MoscowCoug

10/18/17 1:51pm

He's on scholarship this year. He would have to sit out another year.

wilsdad

10/18/17 1:50pm

He's not on scholarship if he's not enrolled (nothing for them to pay)

displacedute

10/18/17 1:59pm

I thought he was enrolled in classes

GOR

10/18/17 3:00pm

He's not in the student directory.

displacedute

10/18/17 3:11pm

classes are a different thing. he didn't get kicked out of school.

riboflavin

10/18/17 4:50pm

Right, I was responding to GOR saying he was enrolled.

displacedute

10/18/17 5:14pm

Not every student shows up online

Littlerich

10/18/17 7:18pm

With the number of games that he's been at I'd be surprised if he's not enrolled

wilsdad

10/18/17 3:03pm

Has anyone noticed him on the BYU sideline recently? I don't

CougarsFanSince80s

10/18/17 1:34pm

What is this account? Rutahfootball? Looks like a troll

TPcoug

10/18/17 1:50pm

Reddit/Utah Football

TN_Coug

10/18/17 2:11pm

with 400 followers?

TPcoug

10/18/17 2:27pm

The other part that doesn't add up

donnerstag

10/18/17 2:13pm

Nonsense on several levels.

Real Men Wear Blue

10/18/17 2:42pm

I can only see one way this is possible

shakarocks

10/18/17 2:44pm

He will have to sit out next year.. Here are the NCAA Rules:

TheLost

10/18/17 2:47pm

RE: He will have to sit out next year.. Here are the NCAA Rules:

Opietheman

10/19/17 6:54am

Summer doesn't count.

Scratch

10/19/17 8:09am

Or he could have friends that play for Utah and still be a fan of the U...

doctorthunderpants

10/18/17 4:16pm

Going to Utah would be a wonderful opportunity for him

buckles

10/18/17 7:04pm

If it's a foregone conclusion that he's leaving he oughta go to SUU and ball out

Cashmeousside

10/18/17 8:56pm

I think he had to go to a division III school if he doesn't want to sit a year

displacedute

10/18/17 10:14pm

Players can transfer down to the FCS and play right away

CougarWildcat

10/19/17 2:18am

I think all the transfer rules are the same between division I schools.

displacedute

10/19/17 6:23am

D1 FCS is considered a drop down from FBS

CougarWildcat

10/19/17 6:19pm

I don't think the NCAA agrees.

displacedute

10/19/17 7:45pm

RE: Francis Bernard?

bbhector1

10/19/17 7:08am

Clark Addison

10/19/17 8:16am

You can't pin it on the HC office

Cougrrrs Roll

10/19/17 1:35pm

This is certainly not all that happened. That's the point in all this. These problems have continued and it

Refugee

10/23/17 12:49pm

bye Franlicia

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