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Brian Santiago discusses expectations for the 2026 BYU football season with Mitch Harper at the Big 12 Media Days.

BYU athletic director Brian Santiago spoke with KSL Sports BYU Insider Mitch Harper at the 2026 Big 12 Media Days in Frisco, Texas. They discussed the upcoming BYU football season, how he handles the stresses of watching these games, and his expectations for Kalani Sitake's team this fall. Subscribe to the Cougar Tracks Podcast to stay up-to-date with all the daily episodes. Cougar Tracks is on YouTube and X every weekday at Noon (MT), and KSL NewsRadio at 6:30 p.m. (MT). Apple:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cougar-tracks/id1146971609 YouTube Podcast:  https://kslsports.com/category/podcast_results/?sid=2035&n=Cougar%20Tracks Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/show/2NCF1KecDsE2rB1zMuHhUh Download the KSL Sports app Google:  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bonneville.kslsports&hl=en_US  iOS:  https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ksl-sports/id143593 Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for KSLsports.com and hosts the Cougar Tracks Podcast daily on KSL Sports YouTube and KSL NewsRadio ( SUBSCRIBE ).  Harper also co-hosts Cougar Sports Saturday (12–3 p.m.) on KSL NewsRadio. Follow Mitch’s coverage of BYU athletics in…

People in this episode

Host: Mitch Harper

Guest: Brian Santiago

Topics covered

• BYU football
• 2026 season expectations
• Big 12 Media Days
• Kalani Sitake
• sports management

Keywords

• BYU
• football
• Brian Santiago
• Kalani Sitake
• Big 12
• KSL Sports
• Mitch Harper

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: KSL Sports, BYU, KSL Newsradio

Places: Frisco, Texas

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