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 announced Tuesday that Brian Santiago will be elevated from deputy athletic director after working under Tom Holmoe, who retired after 20 years earlier this year.

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.