Sitake Reigns, Scalley Starts in Big 12 | Salt Lake City News

Salt Lake City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 19, 2026 · 1m

Kalani Sitake’s 10 seasons at BYU have cemented him as the Big 12’s most tenured and respected coach, with two straight 11-win campaigns and a 23-4 record over the past two years. National analysts now rank him as the top coach for 2026, citing his eight winning seasons and 57-20 record since 2020 — even without a College Football Playoff appearance. Meanwhile, new Utah head coach Morgan Scalley, a 10-year defensive coordinator with a Las Vegas Bowl win under his belt, is being viewed more skeptically, ranked between 12th and 15th among Big 12 coaches, as he tries to rebuild after a recent…