A few years ago, when he was one of college football’s rising stars, new BYU quarterback Kedon Slovis likened Provo to the artificial bubble of “The Truman Show.” Now, he said, it feels like home.
The former USC and Pitt QB is ready to lead the Cougars into the Big 12 era after transferring to BYU.
, likening it to the artificial bubble of “The Truman Show.” Now, on this Sunday, Slovis simply hoped to blend into the cast. “It is totally different from USC and Pitt. Here you aren’t just the face of a college town, it’s a faith,” Slovis said. “I think one of my, not concerns, but questions was, ‘Can I fit in here?’ And immediately my answer was yes.”begins spring practice in Provo tasked with leading the Cougars into the Big 12, all eyes are once again on him.Before understanding how Slovis will fit in with the Cougars, you have to understand how he got to Provo in the first place.
And that night, for the next four hours, Roderick and Slovis spoke the same football language. Roderick explained how BYU used a scheme like the one Slovis ran his first year at USC — when the freshman had 30 touchdowns and burst onto the college football scene. Slovis’ first offensive coordinator was Graham Harrell, a Texas Tech alum who ran the air raid; BYU’s base offense is derived from that same air raid strategy.and Jim Mcmahon were playing, it’s the same base offense.
Oregon State made a pitch after. Purdue, where Harrell wound up after USC, was on Slovis’ radar. Some schools offered more NIL dollars. But Slovis had his concerns about rebuilding programs or coordinators who were run heavy. This was a football decision first and foremost for Slovis. “Roderick called me the day before I committed and asked if money was a factor,” Slovis said. “I said no.”
Slovis chose the latter. He had made his football choice, but this would help him navigate the cultural aspects of his new home. And as hard as that may be to see from the outside, it feels right with everything Slovis has been through. But then he injured his shoulder during the bowl game and, in Max’s words, the entire situation “soured.”
“At Pitt, he dealt with a lot of the political stuff,” Max Slovis said. “Just getting the other guys on the team to kind of believe in what they’re doing, even though maybe he didn’t believe in it so strongly.”
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