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BYU's Ed Lamb explains how Sitake is tweaking 'ethos' of program to avoid repeat of 2017

Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News

PROVO — No big surprise, but Kalani Sitake enters his third season as BYU’s football coach with a different approach.

Lessons learned during a tough four-win season have led to changes in the way he’ll operate the program going forward.

Schematically, he will be more aggressive on both sides of the ball, say those who know.

Culturally, he’s implemented changes to redirect discipline and accountability. In Latin, he’s trying to fix ethos, which means spirit, character, climate, the essence of something.

The latter may deliver more dividends than the first.