It would have made sense if Smith Snowden chose to play college football at BYU out of high school.

Snowden’s dad, Will, was a former BYU running back from 1997-2000, playing on the same teams as current BYU head coach Kalani Sitake, offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick, cornerbacks coach Jernaro Gilford and linebackers coach Justin Ena, among others.

The 2022 Deseret News Mr. Football winner starred at Skyridge High, not far up the road from Provo, and Gilford, who would have been Snowden’s position coach at BYU, is a close family friend.

BYU had just accepted an invite to the Big 12 Conference in 2021 and would start play in the Power Four conference in 2023. Because Snowden is not a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and would not be serving a two-year chur

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