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 former BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall.
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.
PROVO, UT - Fall camp is coming to a close for the BYU football program. Later this week, the Cougars will officially move on from camp and turn their attention to the season opener against the Southern Illinois Salukis.
BYU football Fall camp is set to kickoff next week. In total, 123 players are listed on the roster. Those 123 players represent 16 different states and 4 different countries.
When Kelly Poppinga arrived in Provo for his second stint as a BYU assistant coach, he wasn't shy about wanting to recruit Atlanta. Poppinga had recruited the Atlanta area as an assistant under Bronco Mendenhall at Virginia.