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:

There’s something different about the football program in Provo — it’s palpable, almost tangible in the air. It’s a feeling that echoes throughout campus.

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.

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.

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

Where is college football headed? It’s a loaded question with many possible topics of discussion. For now, let’s concentrate on the future of the postseason. What used to be a bevy of bowl games culminating with the big ones — Rose,