May 25, 2026
By Alex Byington, On3: After more than two decades as Utah‘s head football coach, Kyle Whittingham reluctantly retired on Dec. 12, as part of a settlement agreement with the university. But as he would indicate days later, it was a short-lived retirement, lasting just two weeks before the 66-year-old signed a five-year deal to take the reigns at Michigan on Dec. 26.
Of course, to hear other coaches talk about it, Whittingham’s move to the Big Ten might as well have been a late Christmas present to the rest of the Big 12 conference. Whittingham went 177-88 overall across 21 seasons as Utah’s head coach, including 15-9 overall and 9-9 in Big 12 play in two seasons apart of the league.
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