Retaining Kalani Sitake was big win for BYU + Notes from basketball live period

About this episode

The episode discusses the significance of BYU retaining football coach Kalani Sitake and provides updates on basketball recruiting.

BYU football head coach Kalani Sitake recalled his talks with Penn State to On3's Pete Nakos. In Sitake's commentary, he noted, "It all works out the way it's supposed to." How critical was it for BYU to retain Sitake? KSL Sports BYU Insider Mitch Harper explores that. Sitake turning down Penn State led to the Nittany Lions hiring former Iowa State coach Matt Campbell. Campbell's old employer, ISU, made some headlines when AD Jamie Pollard said the SEC/Big Ten should break away. Would that be a good thing? Athlon Sports has Bear Bachmeier on the cover of the 2026 preview on the West Coast. They rolled out their preview, and Mitch shared some initial thoughts. Then, finally, some news and notes from the basketball recruiting trail, as BYU basketball was well-represented at various Live Period events on the circuit over the weekend. 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:&nbsp…

People in this episode

Host: Mitch Harper

Topics covered

• BYU football
• Kalani Sitake
• basketball recruiting
• Penn State
• Iowa State
• Athlon Sports
• Live Period events

Keywords

• Kalani Sitake
• BYU Cougars
• basketball recruiting
• Penn State
• Iowa State
• Mitch Harper
• Live Period

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Organizations: Penn State, Iowa State, Athlon Sports, KSL Newsradio, KSL Sports, Cougar Tracks

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