One-on-One with BYU head coach Kalani Sitake to discuss playoff formats, 2026 outlook

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Mitch Harper interviews BYU head coach Kalani Sitake about the upcoming football season and playoff formats.

Kalani Sitake is entering his 11th season as the head coach of the BYU football program. There might not be a season with higher expectations than the upcoming year. KSL Sports BYU Insider Mitch Harper caught up with Sitake at the Big 12 Spring Meetings to discuss the upcoming season for his team, along with his thoughts on playoff formats, and the buzzing topics among coaches in the league. 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…

People in this episode

Host: Mitch Harper

Guest: Kalani Sitake

Topics covered

• BYU football
• Kalani Sitake
• playoff formats
• Big 12 Conference
• 2026 outlook
• coaching discussions

Keywords

• BYU
• Kalani Sitake
• football
• playoff formats
• Big 12
• Mitch Harper
• coaching

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Organizations: BYU, KSL Sports, KSL Newsradio, Big 12, Cougar Tracks

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