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In sports, the nice guys always seem to finish last. The meanest fighter gets the knockout; the most physical forward pulls down the rebound and the nastiest offensive line establishes the run — and there is no shortage of highlight reels to support it.
Kalani Sitake is an exception. A close study of how he runs the show at BYU produces takeaways that run counter to the notion that football can’t be won with kindness, honesty and patience. Those traits can be hard to find in the trenches during a spirited fourth quarter, but when it comes to getting players to Provo, they are front and center.
Sitake makes a lot of pitches to high school recruits — some listen and sign and some don’t. No matter what, the head coach maintains his mantra of integrity.
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The even keel nature of how he steers BYU’s ship in today’s turbulent NIL and transfer portal waters has made his boat a place players (and their parents) want to be on.
Sometimes, it just takes a while to figure that out. For 10 of BYU’s newcomers, they previously chose to start their Division I careers somewhere else. However, after a variety of life events, they are all here and every one of them shares an admiration for Sitake.
BYU head football coach Kalani Sitake gives a devotional at the Marriott Center in Provo on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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