Since joining the Big 12 Conference in 2023, Sitake has led BYU to a 27-10 record, including a 22-3 stretch over the past two campaigns. It appears the Kalani Sitake saga is nearing an end. Sitake “has begun to inform people that he intends to stay” at BYU, according to a Tuesday report from Pete Thamel of ESPN.

Penn State is targeting BYU's Kalani Sitake to fill its coaching vacancy, according to CBS Sports' Chris Hummer. The Nittany Lions' brass turned their attention toward Sitake to replace James Franklin, who was fired Oct. 12, six games into his 12th season on the job.

UCF head football coach Scott Frost had plenty of effusive praise for the BYU football program in general and Cougar head coach Kalani Sitake in general after his team’s 41-21 loss to the Cougars on Saturday.