SALT LAKE CITY — The long saga about former BYU linebacker Francis Barnard has come to an end.
Bernard, who was held out of the 2017 season at BYU for “personal reasons,” has officially joined the University of Utah football program, Utah announced Monday morning. Bernard was waiting to qualify academically before his transfer was official, and Utah was unable to talk about him because he was still technically a recruit.
He joins the program with two years of eligibility and is able to play immediately; however, he is required to go through a five-day NCAA-mandated acclimation period before he can fully join the team in full pads.