Just 16 days after the firing of Sherrone Moore, Michigan has reportedly found its next head coach.
According to multiple reports, Michigan has hired former Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham to become the program’s next head coach, signing him on a five-year deal.
Whittingham served as the Utes’ head coach for 21 seasons from 2005-25 before stepping down on Dec. 12. The longtime head coach accrued an 177-88 overall record in his time at Utah, including a 11-6 mark in bowl games.
Prior to stepping down, Whitingham was the second longest-tenured coach in the FBS behind Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz.
Whittingham spent a total of 32 years at Utah, nine of them as the program’s defensive coordinator from 1995-2004. He had five stints coaching various position groups, including defensive line (1994), safeties (1995-96, 1998-2000) and linebackers (1997, 2001-04).
He led the Utes to conference championships three times, once in the Mountain West in 2008, and back-to-back in the Pac-12 from 2021-2022.
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