BYU has determined its successor to Tom Holmoe. Brian Santiago has been named BYU’s new director of athletics, the school announced Tuesday in a statement. “We are excited to build on the forward momentum and legacy of Tom Holmoe,

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, spending the last eight years as the deputy athletic director.

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.