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Podcast: Locked On Cougars - Daily Podcast On BYU Cougars Football & Basketball
Episode: Why Kalani Sitake’s Contract REDEFINES BYU Football | INSIDE the Tension & Triumph | Brian Santiago On Notice? | BYU Hoops Rumbles Back in NYC | Do Your Job, Brett Yormark!
Description: Can Kalani Sitake’s new contract extension truly reshape the trajectory of BYU football, or is university leadership still holding the program back? Jake Hatch dives into the layers behind Sitake’s record-breaking deal with Brigham Young University—a fourth extension in as many years—and what it signals for the Cougars’ ambitions in the Power Four era. While Sitake publicly pushed for the deal, Jake Hatch questions why BYU administration hesitated and why Athletic Director Brian Santiago only granted Sitake the “capability”—not the authority—to fully control the football program, drawing a sharp contrast with legendary coach LaVell Edwards’ er...