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Kalani Sitake has a voice he’s going to use. His tone is one of common sense and humility.
College football is like a three-ring circus these days and from Sitake’s perch as a member of the board of directors for the American Football Coaches Association, BYU’s head coach would like common sense to rule.
Conference commissioners, TV executives, university presidents and athletic directors, and our American court system have loud voices, but Sitake told Waco, Texas, SicEm 365 podcast last week he hoped the voices of coaches would find an audience too.
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“The key for me was just making sure that the coaches are heard in our profession. Our job is to care about the student-athlete first. And I know we all get paid to win games and do those things, but when you talk to coaches, we got into this business because we care about young people, specifically about young men that play football,” Sitake told host David Smoak.
Sitake said college coaches have many conversations about pitfalls and worries in what could be a Pandora’s box with the transfer portal and NIL. “I think we’re getting a better handle on it,” he said.
“Coaches are committed to making it work and making it better and I’m happy to be part of that group.”
This past week Sitake had two starters, All-American kickoff returner Keelan Marion and middle linebacker Harrison Taggart, enter their names in the transfer portal. There are also nearly a dozen other BYU players who have entered the portal.
Sitake’s approach to his players leaving for the transfer portal is more like being a favorite uncle than a coach who is mired in recruiting warfare.
“It’s such an individual-by-individual case,” said…
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