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Sitake to continue fireside tradition at BYU — but in the spring, not night before games

Under first-year coach Kalani Sitake, the BYU football program will continue to do firesides — but the timing of them will be much different. Sitake wants to keep the fireside tradition, just not during the season.

“It just seems like the timing wasn’t the best. This is coming from the players and coaches and those who are involved.”

PROVO — Under first-year coach Kalani Sitake, the BYU football program will continue to do firesides — but the timing of them will be much different.

As instituted by former coach Bronco Mendenhall in 2005, the Cougars have held faith-based meetings on the eve of football games at LDS chapels near the site of games, drawing large congregations.