PROVO — After three years on Jay Hill's defensive staff and running BYU's special teams, Kelly Poppinga is moving into the next chair. The Cougars finaliized the promotion of Poppinga to defensive ...

PROVO (KSL.com) — Former BYU linebacker Kelly Poppinga continued to round out his staff as first-year defensive coordinator at his alma mater. The former All-Mountain West linebacker finalized the ...

PROVO, Utah (ABC4 Sports) – Kalani Sitake didn’t have to go far to find his new defensive coordinator. Kelly Poppinga has been promoted from special teams coordinator and defensive ends coach to ...

New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day weren’t filled with celebration and football-watching for new BYU defensive coordinator Kelly Poppinga, who was still the school’s special teams coordinator and edge ...

Last week, BYU promoted Kelly Poppinga to defensive coordinator. Poppinga spent the last three years leaning Jay Hill's scheme. However, the majority of Poppinga's coaching experience has came under ...

To the untrained eye, BYU’s defense in 2026 may look a lot like it did 2025; however, if new defensive coordinator Kelly Poppinga has his way, a closer observation will reveal a few tweaks of his own.

BYU has announced the coaching changes for the defense since the departure of Jay Hill. Kelly Poppinga will be the defensive coordinator, and they promoted Sione Po’uha to associate head coach. These ...

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On Wednesday, seven members of the BYU coaching staff met with the media as part of the February signing day. BYU head coach Kalani Sitake, offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick, and defensive ...