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Kalani Sitake to Stay with BYU on New Deal After Drawing Penn State Interest

Sitake has led BYU to a 65% win rate and four 10-win seasons, rejecting Penn State while BYU offers a lucrative contract to retain him.

  • ESPN's Pete Thamel reported Tuesday that Kalani Sitake intends to stay at BYU and has informed Penn State of his decision.
  • The Nittany Lions opened the vacancy after AD Pat Kraft fired James Franklin on Oct. 12 and conducted an active, in-person search that identified Sitake as a top target in recent weeks.
  • Sitake has an 83-44 record at BYU, leading the team to a 27 in 2023 since joining the Big 12, after an 11-2 2024 season.
  • Penn State will now have to turn to other options after Sitake declined, while BYU heads to Arlington, Texas, for Saturday's Big 12 championship against Texas Tech with a College Football Playoff berth at stake.
  • BYU athletic department prioritized retention and is assembling an extension to keep Sitake, whose reported salary is $3,000,000 plus incentives, ESPN's Pete Thamel reported Tuesday.
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Kalani Sitake agrees to long-term contract extension with BYU after drawing interest from Penn State

Kalani Sitake will remain BYU’s head football coach after agreeing to a new long-term contract extension on Monday. Sitake is 83-44 since taking over at BYU in 2016.

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Salt Lake Tribune broke the news in Salt Lake City, United States on Monday, December 1, 2025.
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