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Kalani Sitake Agrees to Long-Term Extension to Remain BYU Head Coach
BYU responded to Penn State's $10 million offer by extending Sitake's contract and increasing staff funding to maintain program stability and competitiveness.
- On Tuesday, Brigham Young University finalized papers and held a 5:30 p.m. press conference announcing an extension for Kalani Sitake, who informed people he would remain after intense courting.
- Penn State's extended courtship lasted more than 10 days with reports suggesting a $100 million offer and a $10 million per year market value estimate for Sitake.
- Alumni and boosters mobilized globally to keep Sitake, including Jason McGowan, Crumbl co‑founder, and Min Kim, founder of Nutricost, while BYU increased salary, operational money and reviewed NIL needs to supplement the NCAA-required $21 million.
- With recruiting heating up the next 30 days, keeping Kalani Sitake prevents likely staff and recruit exodus and preserves an imminent top class before BYU's Big 12 championship game at AT&T Stadium, Arlington.
- Being in the Big 12 changed BYU's calculus and accelerated investments, prompting an unprecedented, all-silos-aligned response that highlights shifting funding dynamics between trustees and donors.
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