Breaking news:.Kalani Sitake annoying fans cry announce his resignation and departure…
Breaking news:.Kalani Sitake annoying fans cry announce his resignation and departure…
Personal/Family. Kalani Sitake (pronounced kah-lah-nee see-tah-kay) enters his fifth season overseeing the BYU football program in 2020. He was named head coach on December 19, 2015 by director of athletics Tom Holmoe and in November 2019 received a contract extension
My oldest daughter [Sadie] turned 16 during the quarantine. That’s the dating age—but now she can’t date, which is frustrating for her.
“But as a father,” he said, laughing, “I couldn’t be happier.”
Time passes quickly for fathers and football coaches. But given the 44-year-old’s boyish energy (check out his quarantine #throwbackdancebattle tweets), it’s easy to forget Sitake’s been at the helm of BYU’s football squad for almost half a decade following 15 years as an assistant coach and defensive coordinator with several other college programs.
“I’m honored to be the coach at BYU and to be given the responsibility of establishing a football program that will make our fans, the members of our Church, and our Church leaders proud,” he said.
Replay Sitake’s YouTube celebrations immediately following BYU’s upset wins over, say, USC or Wisconsin. It’s clear the former Cougar fullback loves to win football games.
“But winning off the field is much more important,” he said, adding that there’s joy in watching young men become adults while representing the Church’s flagship university on the gridiron.
“Even in the midst of competition, it’s important for others to know how much we respect and honor the opportunity to represent the Church and our school.”
Sadie, Timberly, KK, Kalani, and Skye Sitake at home in Provo on Friday, March 11, 2016. Photo by Kristin Murphy, Deseret News.
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Sitake admits it’s weird “not to have the guys around and in the weight room” on an early May afternoon. But he’s been inspired by how his players are “handling their business” and locking in on their fitness and classwork.
“It makes me feel good that they are part of the culture that we have at this school—and, really, within our religion—that allows them to be trusted to go about doing their work.”
Head coach Kalani Sitake talks to players during Brigham Young University football practice in Provo on Friday, March 6, 2020. The coach draws upon gospel principles in directing his team. Photo by Spenser Heaps, Deseret News.
The unprecedented events of the past few COVID-19 months have reaffirmed
