As BYU football coach Kalani Sitake said Monday , it is not unusual for former University of Utah football players to transfer to BYU, or vice versa. It happens all the time.

The schools separated by less than 50 miles that share the same media market often recruit the same players out of the high school and junior college ranks, and many times those players remember that recruitment when things don’t work out at their initial school. Sitake, in particular, has been careful not to sever ties or burn bridges with recruits who originally choose a school other than BYU.

The 50-year-old coach who is in his 10th season at BYU after spending 10 seasons coaching under Kyle Whittingham at Utah is wise in that way.

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