There are bigger things in life! Parents on their second LDS mission at the same time as 6 of their grandkids. #Tuaone#FirstBloods#LDS #LordsVineyard#ReadyToHarvest

What a match between both squads. Tonga Samoa Epic @rugbyleaguewcup #TaumaloloSenituli #TuaoneItaaehau #Bloodlines#Fahefa

End of regular szn highlights. On to playoffs !! @BengalGridiron @gnduff @CoachBobbyJay @StuTua @Coach_Pala @BrandonHuffman @BlairAngulo @westpanthersfb @coachsolovi @CoachSiuhengalu

Thank you @SUUFB_ for the love! First Round of playoffs @ 7pm vs Orem💯 @teki_tukuafu @LeesTukz @viliata @JohnKelling37 @delanefitz @OGMacDC @NateLealaoSUU @viliata

Thanks coach @CoachWillOrtiz @knight_ftbl. It’s game time @T_BirdFootball @viliata

Beaver great! @BeaverFootball Grampa Ika Fifita

Appreciate it @CoachJMcGehee for the support!! #AGTG @LeesTukz @teki_tukuafu @viliata

Thanks @CoachJMcGehee Ready for playoffs tomorrow night against Orem!! Let’s go @T_BirdFootball @viliata

Hidden gem! One of the best run blocking TE with sure hands 6’3 220 lbs. #WEARETIMPVIEW @T_BirdFootball

Miami bound with @Dennis_2a1 and wifey …@T_BirdFootball

Respect!

If you're a coach below the FBS level, you need to keep your DM's open because your program does not have robust resources to find all of the best players who will fit your program. Open your DM's and make it easier on yourself by watching the film sent to you. #BDPRecruiting

Top Safety in state c/o 28 @T_BirdFootball

@Dennis_2a1 @SteelRichards13 taking in an epic game @BYUfootball over @NDFootball @T_BirdFootball | @viliata @gregbiggins @BrandonHuffman @BlairAngulo @Gregbivins @SWiltfong_ @polynesiabowl @AABonNBC @NXgnCamps @Andy_Pham1 @EdOBrienCFB @TomLoy247  @247Sports @Rivals

Witness! @BYUfootball over @NDFootball

Great to see you back @raiderdamuni

Be @kalanifsitake : >Born in Nuku‘alofa, Tonga in 1975 >Family leaves for Hawaii weeks later >Parents divorce >Father moves you and your siblings to Provo, Utah >Money is tight and can’t afford tickets to BYU games >So your dad parks outside the stadium and you all listen to the radio and the roar of the crowd >Live in a modest two-bedroom apartment >Carry laundry bags to the laundromat because there are no baskets >Dad buys cheap cones and jump ropes at thrift stores and trains you and your brother himself >You look after your younger siblings while he works >Move to Kirkwood, Missouri for high school >Show up and become an all-state running back >Head to BYU as a fullback under LaVell Edwards >Serve a mission for the LDS Church in Oakland >Come back, start for three years, help win a Mountain West title >Get a brief shot with the Bengals >Back injury ends the playing career >Start coaching at Eastern Arizona College >Graduate assistant at BYU >Stops at Southern Utah, then Utah >Become the first Tongan defensive coordinator in FBS history >One year at Oregon State >December 2015: @BYUfootball names you head coach >First Tongan to ever hold the job >Take over a program stuck in independence >No conference, hard schedule, limited national attention, “nobody watching” >Grind through the lean years >Big 12 invites BYU in 2021 >Join the conference in 2023 >Shock the world by immediately contending for the conference >Multiple 10- and 11-win seasons >Alamo Bowl, Pop-Tarts Bowl, ranked teams >Prime-time windows, national broadcasts, big-stage matchups >First Tongan head coach in major college football >Inducted into the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame >Take the program from listening outside the stadium to competing on the biggest stages with the lights on >And now a prime time heavyweight matchup with Notre Dame >And as always, dancing through it all Kalani is someone who has had every reason to lay down and give up, and continually rises to the occasion and beats all expectations. Proud to have him as our coach and as an example for my boys to look up to.

Week 9 and 10 highlights. 8 rec. 119 yards. On to the playoffs. @BlairAngulo @BrandonHuffman @GregBiggins @TheUCReport @TopPreps @Andy_Pham1 @SlingintheP @ballersinutah @PrepRedzoneUT @RossApoWR_EZ @KSLSportsRewind @jake_matsen @Nate_Childs7 @cavemanfootball

Thanks for the game day invite @JaxonButtersFB @CoachAsiata @KjarEric @weberstatefb excited to watch them live! @T_BirdFootball @ballersinutah @MaxPreps @sixstarfootball @BlairAngulo @MooseB90 @GregBiggins @Andy_Pham1 @247recruiting @profilefblive @HitstickHS @BrandonHuffman @Rivals

@StanfordFball offered. Thank you @TavitaPritchard @brianbratton @vaynersports @garyvee @viliata @T_BirdFootball @gregbiggins @BrandonHuffman @BlairAngulo @Gregbivins @SWiltfong_ @polynesiabowl @AABonNBC @NXgnCamps @Andy_Pham1 @EdOBrienCFB  #WEARETIMPVIEW

A distinguished coach's story: Eric Kjar defeated death, depression and disease on his way to winning at life: sltrib.com/sports/2026/10/04…