BYU is going with a familiar choice to replace longtime athletic director Tom Holmoe.Brian Santiago, Holmoe’s right hand for almost a decade, will get his crack at leading the department. Santiago has been at BYU since 1997,

BYU's national search for its next director of athletics ended in the same offices as Tom Holmoe, who will retire from the position this summer.

Brian Santiago takes over as BYU athletic director with a mandate to keep the school nationally relevant in football and basketball.