How Different Would BYU Football's Reality Be If Kalani Sitake Had Picked Tennessee?

The BYU Cougars may have looked a lot different in 2024 had University of Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham taken the Tennessee Volunteers head coaching position in 2010 and taken BYU football coach Kalani Sitake with him to Rocky Top as was detailed by Sitake this week as Jake Hatch and JT Wistrcill had some thoughts on the what-if scenario that may have occurred. 

Jake and JT talked about the outcomes of what the state of college football may have looked like had Kyle Whittingham left the Utah Utes and if it would have still led to Kalani Sitake being the head coach of Brigham Young University or if he may have been the head man at Utah with Bronco Mendenhall remaining in place at BYU with both programs on a more even footing.

Finally, the show wrapped up with some thoughts on the hypothetical and reality of the Holy War rivalry between BYU and Utah if Whit had gone to Knoxville and why the relationship between Whittingham and Sitake is something that all Cougar and Ute fans can learn from as they maintain a civiility and friendship despite being on opposite sidelines of a fierce rivalry.

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