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BYU coaching staff more comfortable in Year 2; Mangum stepping into new role as team leader

Kristin Murphy, Deseret News

Ilaisa Tuiaki, defensive coordinator and defensive line coach, and Kalani Sitake, head coach, embrace during BYU Football Media Day at BYU Broadcasting in Provo on Friday, June 23, 2017.

PROVO — Last year at this time, BYU offensive coordinator Ty Detmer had zero experience as a college coach. As part of a new coaching staff, he was beset by unknowns and battling insomnia.

“I was waking up at 4 in the morning and couldn’t get back to sleep because the wheels were turning about what to expect,” Detmer recalled Friday during BYU’s annual media day festivities.