PROVO, Utah – BYU football opens the 2025 season against the Portland State Vikings on Saturday.

In preparation for the game, BYU kicked off the first game week of the season on Monday with a virtual press conference from head coach Kalani Sitake.

Sitake spent 18 minutes during his weekly Zoom call with the media to set the stage for Saturday’s season opener, his 10th as the head coach at his alma mater.

Here are five things we learned from Kalani Sitake’s presser.

How Kalani Sitake views games against FCS opponents

Kalani Sitake has a perfect 9-0 record as BYU’s head coach against Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) opponents . Saturday will be the 10th time he faces such an opponent, the second against Portland State.

He was asked how he views these matchups between Power

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