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BYU football: Snow DL Handsome Tanielu commits to Cougars

New BYU football coach Kalani Sitake has landed his first major recruit.

Handsome Tanielu, a Hawaiian who played last season for Snow College in Ephraim, announced via Twitter on Wednesday that he has committed to BYU.

A four-star (Scout.com) defensive tackle, Tanielu committed to Utah last June, but had re-opened his recruitment in the past few weeks.

Boise State and Oregon State, where Sitake was the defensive coordinator until last Saturday, were also among his favorites.

Tanielu, 6-2, 300, from Waianae, Hawaii, is one of several Snow College products receiving national recruiting attention.