Kelaokalani Fifita "Kalani" Sitake (born October 10, 1975) is a Tongan–American football coach and former player. He has been the head football coach at Brigham Young University (BYU) since 2015, [1][2] and is the first Tongan to become a collegiate football head coach. [3] .

LaVell Edwards served as head coach of the BYU Cougars from 1972 to 2000 and is the winningest coach in program history. The BYU Cougars college football team represents Brigham Young University (BYU) in the Big 12 Conference (Big 12).

2019年12月6日 · In his ninth year at BYU and 24th overall season as a coach in 2024, Sitake leads the program he once played for under legendary Hall of Fame coach LaVell Edwards. A former Cougar running back (1994, 1997-2000), Sitake is the 14th head coach in BYU history and just the fourth since 1972, when Edwards took over the program.

2024年12月7日 · PROVO, Utah – BYU director of athletics Tom Holmoe announced Saturday the university and head coach Kalani Sitake have agreed to a long-term contract extension that will keep Sitake as the leader of the Cougars’ football program well into the future.

2024年4月3日 · Head coach Kalani Sitake shocked the sports world by stepping down from his position in hopes of luring a larger name to the Cougar football program. Andy Reid is the current head coach of the reigning NFL champion Kansas City Chiefs.

Sitake is the first former player under LaVell Edwards to be named head coach at BYU. First FBS head football coach of Tongan descent. With a career record of 56-34, including a 29-9 resume over the past three seasons, Sitake leads his program from the ranks of FBS independents to membership in the Big 12 Conference in 2023.

BYU Football Staff Kalani Sitake Head Football Coach Assistant Coaches Jay Hill Associate Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator, Safeties

Sitake took the helm at BYU after 15 years in the college coaching profession, which included seven seasons serving as a defensive coordinator and four years as an assistant head coach. Prior to Oregon State, Sitake spent 10 seasons at the University of Utah under head coach Kyle Whittingham, also a former Cougar.

2024年12月27日 · Since its inception in 1922, the BYU Cougars men's football team has had 14 head coaches, as of 2024. The 2024 BYU Cougars football team boasts a well-rounded coaching staff that...

2023年7月16日 · Independent no more, BYU gets its long-awaited addition to a Power Five conference in the Big 12 this season. Here’s the coaching staff guiding the Cougars into the new realm. The alumnus of the school and former BYU player will …