Welcome back coach Bronco Mendenhall as he faces his former team for the first time since leaving for the Virginia head coaching job.

While at BYU, he recorded five 10-win seasons in his 11 seasons. He also took the Cougars to a bowl game each season he was in charge.

But loyalty only runs so deep.

Coach Kalani Sitake has taken the reins and run with it. He’s 44-28 since stepping in for Mendenhall. The 25th-ranked Cougars are 4-1 against Power-5 schools this season with wins over Arizona, Utah, Arizona State and Washington State.