Former Pitt quarterback Kedon Slovis officially has a new home.
On Saturday, he tweeted his commitment and has signed to play at BYU, making the Provo, Utah, school his third in three seasons:
I will always be grateful for Coach Narduzzi and the time I got to spend with all of my teammates at the University of Pittsburgh.
โ Kedon Slovis (@Kedonslovis) December 24, 2022
Iโm excited for this new chapter and canโt wait to get to work. #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/yg0Sa4rXP6
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โ BYU FOOTBALL (@BYUfootball) December 24, 2022
Slovis officially became a Pitt Panther just over a calendar year ago, on Dec. 21, 2021, after starting his career at Southern California. In his lone season at Pitt, Slovis completed 58.4% of his passes for 2,397 yards with 10 touchdowns, nine interceptions, and a career-low 127.1 rating in 11 games. He missed Week 3 at Western Michigan due to concussion symptoms he sustained from a hit he took at the end of the first half against Tennessee the week prior.
Slovis has one year of eligibility remaining. BYU wrapped up its 2022 season on a four-game winning streak and defeated Southern Methodist 24-23 in the New Mexico Bowl on Dec. 17. That four-game streak included wins at Boise State and Stanford. BYU also topped No. 9 Baylor in a 26-20 double overtime thriller in Week 2 on Sept. 10.
It's a quasi-full-circle moment for Slovis, who notably once-upon-a-time ripped the "weird place" of Provo and the hecklers from his time at USC. The Trojans played at BYU in 2019, and Slovis appeared on the "MOMENTUM TRUCK" podcast on June 3, 2021 to talk about the experience:
"Provo is a weird place," Slovis said. "You ever see 'The Truman Show?' We go in and people are like smiling and saying, โThank you for coming to play.โ I was like, 'what?' Usually they heckle you, and there were people at the stadium who waiting there with shower-bag goodies for after your game. And I'm like, 'what?' and theyโre like, โI hope you enjoy it. Good luck to you guysโ and I'm like, 'what?'โ
He continued: โTheyโre all Mormon, right? So theyโre not drinking. So, like, 95% of the place is not drinking. I think thatโs almost more intimidating because youโre going in there and usually if kids are heckling you or people are heckling you, youโre like โalright, theyโre just drunk.โ Every person in that stadium is sober heckling you. So when they're heckling at you or they say stuff, theyโre, like, not cussing. Theyโre like, โSlovis, you stink!โ And they're like, right behind your bench. And in the back of your mind, you're like, 'this dude's sober, and he's actively not cussing out, but he's just heckling our entire sideline.' And they're ruthless. But, in the back of your mind, you're like, 'they're not even being drunk and stupid. They're genuinely heckling you for the sake of heckling you.'"
Welcome to Provo, Truman, I suppose.
