Dick Harmon: Getting to know BYU's long-awaited 10th coach AJ Steward

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PROVO — BYU’s 10th coach, Kalani Sitake’s most recent hire, believes he can make a difference in Provo's unique environment and has left his Midwest roots to prove it.

AJ Steward is an ambitious and determined guy. It is that driving force in his life that took him from the streets of St. Louis, where he was a high school quarterback, to the University of Kansas, where he played receiver and tight end. It drove him into coaching, where he’s worked at Rice University, a reputed academic private school the past six seasons.

Steward is a man of faith. He believes he is made in the image of his Creator — that there is unlimited potential in every life; a purpose to…