BYU AD Brian Santiago goes into wide-range of topics after first year on the job

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Brian Santiago discusses his first year as BYU's Athletic Director and various topics related to the future of the program.

BYU Cougars Athletic Director Brian Santiago completed his first year on the job. It was an eventful first athletic season. But the job never stops. KSL Sports BYU Insider Mitch Harper caught up with Santiago at the Big 12 Spring Meetings to discuss the future of LaVell Edwards Stadium construction, rev share, private equity, football scheduling, sponsorships, and more. 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…

People in this episode

Host: Mitch Harper

Guest: Brian Santiago

Topics covered

• BYU Cougars
• athletic director
• sports management
• football scheduling
• sponsorships
• Big 12 Conference

Keywords

• Brian Santiago
• BYU Cougars
• athletic director
• LaVell Edwards Stadium
• football scheduling
• sponsorships
• Big 12

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BYU Cougars, KSL Sports, Big 12

Places: LaVell Edwards Stadium

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