PROVO, Utah-Wednesday, several days after entering the transfer portal, BYU cornerback Isaiah Herron has decided to stay with the Cougars.

The 6-1, 175-pound Las Vegas native announced he will return to the Cougars, where he is expected to see expanded playing time as a redshirt sophomore in 2020.

However, Herron, via his Instagram page, planned to stay in Provo to use his voice in providing needed changes for society.

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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. 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.

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Herron said he received numerous offers from HBCU’s (Historical Black Colleges and Universities) after he entered the transfer portal.

Herron has 26 tackles, two tackles for a loss and three passes defensed thus far in his collegiate career for the Cougars.