STORRS – When Bryun Parham made the decision to sit out the remainder of the 2024 college football season and redshirt to preserve his final year of eligibility, he made headlines .

The linebacker from Long Beach, Calif., played more than 1,200 defensive snaps over three years at San Jose State before he transferred to Washington last season and fell behind multiple players on the depth chart. His decision to redshirt and transfer came about a week after UNLV starting quarterback Matthew Sluka became a national story for leaving the Rebels in similar fashion, though Sluka’s decision was reportedly due to unfulfilled NIL promises.

Parham maintained that his choice was not.

“This is a football and life decision,” he told On3 at the time.

In December, prior to UConn’s Fenway Bowl

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