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BYU football head coach Kalani Sitake high-fives fans as he makes his way through Cougar Canyon before a game between the Brigham Young University Cougars and the University of Arizona Wildcats held at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. | Isaac Hale
Given BYU’s surprising 6-0 start, plenty of people around the country are talking about the Cougars.
Among those in the conversation is longtime radio personality Jim Rome, who was joined by Kalani Sitake Tuesday for an interview on his self-titled talk show.
Here are some highlights from Sitake’s appearance on ‘The Jim Rome Show.’
On BYU’s hot start to 2024
“I’m just pleased with the players, the leadership on our team. We have great young men here, and so I’ve been so blessed to be their coach. I love seeing them teach each other and learn. This whole process from the last year to now has been a great learning experience for our players, and the leadership has stepped up. The guys are doing a great job, we’re having a lot of fun and playing some good football too.”
On improving from last year’s 2-7 inaugural Big 12 record
“We knew going into the season that it was going to be tough last year, but we also needed some deficiencies. We didn’t know exactly where to get better at. As we went through that experience, I mean, I don’t think we were getting overwhelmed physically by people, we just were making mistakes and weren’t doing a lot of good. We weren’t playing complimentary football. We weren’t playing fundamentally sound. That can happen when you’re going against tough teams.
“… So that was a learning experience for all of our guys, and it just put a sense of urgency for them. Now they know what to compare it to.
“I compare it to becoming a father for the first time. You think you can know everything about…
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Publish date : 2024-10-16 01:30:27
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