BYU defensive back Isaiah Herron announced on his Instagram Wednesday Afternoon that he would be returning to BYU.
Herron, the talented Junior from Las Vegas, Nevada entered his name in the NCAA Transfer Portal last week with a desire to play for a Historically Black College and University, before deciding to return to play for the Cougars in 2020.
“I want to start off by saying thank you to all the Historically black colleges and universities willing to give me an opportunity after I put my name in the transfer portal,” Herron wrote on Instagram. “I also want to thank BYU, from the entire football staff to the president. I want to make it clear that my intentions to leave were not because of BYU. This place has been nothing but great to me by providing opportunities and relationships that I’m grateful to have. The reason I wanted to leave was due to the current climate in America in regards to racial injustice and the killing of unarmed black men and women. I felt a historically black college was the best place that I could help tackle these injustices because of the culture and locations of the schools. With a little more time to think I have made the decision to stay here at BYU. I realized I can have an impact in this state by opening eyes here and help other African Americans in Utah because of the small amount of diversity that’s here. I’m looking forward to using my opportunities here to make a positive impact.”
Herron should be a key contributor to the BYU defense in 2020. The cornerback is coming off of a 2019 season in which he recorded 22 tackles and three pass breakups.
