Sitake inherits experienced players, arduous schedule in first season

Kalani Sitake was impressed with the fight BYU displayed in the Las Vegas Bowl after falling behind early. Sitake will have some veterans to work with in 2016, and he's going to need every last one of them given the Cougars' tough schedule.

“I was impressed with the fight in our young men, just the drive that they had,” Sitake said. “They turned the whole momentum of the game, which was really impressive. I saw a lot of leaders take control of the game and how they were able to swing the momentum quickly after that first quarter.”

BYU is going to look to get more creative on offense for 2016, and that's the benefit of having several upperclassmen. Ty Detmer is chomping at the big to install his system.

“The playbook’s wide open. I’ll give those guys as much as they can handle,” said new offensive coordinator Ty Detmer. “If it’s too much, then we’ll pull back and focus more on the basics … With the guys we have, and the experience they have, I feel like we’ll be able to open it up pretty good and be able to have a full playbook by the time we get to that first game.”

While BYU football has relatively successful in the last 11 years, this coaching change promises to make things awfully entertaining in Provo.

(h/t Deseret Morning News)