Ilaisa Tuiaki
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Defensive Coordinator |
| Team | Brigham Young University |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
December 6, 1978 Kahuku, Hawaii |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2006 | Kearns High School (WR/OLB) |
| 2007 | Kearns High School (OC) |
| 2008 | Utah (GA) |
| 2009–2010 | Utah State (RB/ST) |
| 2011 | Utah State (RB/RC) |
| 2012 | Utah (FB/TE) |
| 2013–2014 | Utah (DL) |
| 2015 | Oregon State (LB/ST) |
| 2016-present | BYU (DC/LB) |
Ilaisia Tuiaki (born December 6, 1978 in Kahuku, Hawaii) is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator at Brigham Young University (BYU). During his college playing career, Tuiaki was a linebacker and fullback at Southern Utah University (SUU) and Snow College. Tuiaki is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and earlier in his life served as an LDS missionary to New York City. In December 2015, Tuiaki was hired by Kalani Sitake to follow him to BYU as the defensive coordinator after serving as a coach at the University of Utah and Oregon State University with Sitake.[1][2]
He has a bachelor's degree in English and physical education from SUU (2006).[3]
References
- ↑ Harmon, Dick (24 December 2015). "BYU's Sitake announces Detmer and Tuiaki as coordinators". Deseret News.
- ↑ "Sitake announces hiring of coordinators Ty Detmer and Ilaisa Tuiaki". BYU Cougars (Brigham Young University). 24 December 2015.
- ↑ "Ilaisa Tuiaki Bio - The Official Athletic Site of the University of Utah". The Official Athletic Site of the University of Utah. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
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