BYU head coach Kalani Sitake addressed his team’s exclusion from the College Football Playoff with a message centered on character and response rather than disappointment.

Here is what BYU coach Kalani Sitake said about Kyle Whittingham going to Michigan, and if Jay Hill might be following him there:

By improving to 23-4 in the past two seasons with the Cougars' first 12-win campaign since 2001, former BYU fullback Kalani Sitake is building his own legend in Provo.

The deal is not done, but the Free Press has learned Michigan football is "very, very" close to adding BYU defensive coordinator Jay Hill.

Former Utah coach Kyle Whittingham will be the next head coach at Michigan, ESPN reported on Friday. In the move to Ann Arbor, Whittingham will inevitably take some assistants from his Utah days with him. The Utes leader has deep ties to several BYU coaches on Sitake’s staff, including BYU defensive coordinator Jay Hill.

BYU head coach Kalani Sitake addressed the elephant in the room Friday morning during the Pop-Tarts Bowl head coaches press conference in Orlando. His defensive coordinator Jay Hill has emerged as a prime target for Michigan’s defensive coordinator position under newly hired head coach Kyle Whittingham.

Brent Key caps off Georgia Tech's remarkable turnaround with a Pop-Tarts Bowl appearance, but Kalani Sitake's may have something up his sleeve for the Yellow Jackets.

BYU defensive coordinator Jay Hill has been busy preparing the Cougars to stop Georgia Tech's well-balanced offense, even while his good friend Kyle Whittingham is being targeted for the vacant Michig