Okay, so I was surfing the internet today, trying to find out how much Kalani Sitake, the head coach of BYU football, makes. It’s kinda tricky, you know, ’cause BYU is a private school and they don’t have to tell everyone their salaries like public schools do.
First, I checked the usual spots like ESPN and some sports blogs. They had some old info, but nothing recent. Most of them just said that his salary is “undisclosed.” So, that was a dead end.
Digging Deeper
- Searched for news articles about BYU football contracts.
- Found some articles from a few years ago mentioning contract extensions, but no numbers.
- Read through a bunch of fan forums – lots of speculation, but nothing concrete.
Then I tried to find some comparisons. I looked up the salaries of coaches at similar schools, like other private universities or those in the same conference as BYU used to be. This was a bit more helpful. I found that coaches at these schools were making anywhere from like $2 million to $5 million a year. So, that gave me a ballpark idea, I guess.
The “Aha!” Moment
After that, I stumbled upon this old article about how BYU wants to be more competitive with their salaries to keep up with the big-name schools. They even mentioned wanting to pay their coaches similarly to those in the Power Five conferences. So, I went and looked up the average salary for Power Five coaches. It was way higher, more like $4 million to $7 million a year.
So, putting it all together, even though I couldn’t find the exact number, I figured Kalani Sitake’s probably making somewhere in that range, maybe between $2 million and $5 million, could be even more now. It’s just a guess, but it’s based on what other coaches in similar positions are making and what BYU’s been saying about wanting to pay more.
Honestly, it was a bit of a wild goose chase, but it was kinda fun, like being a detective or something. It’s crazy how hard it is to find this stuff out sometimes.
