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Whittingham reveals he was ‘very close’ to retirement before Michigan call

June 16, 2026

By Nick Schultz, On3: In December, Kyle Whittingham announced he was stepping away as Utah head coach. There were rumors about his potential retirement, but by the end of the month, he got a call to be the head coach at Michigan.

As it turns out, retirement was very much on the table, Whittingham told Big Ten Network’s Rick Pizzo. He said he was “very close” to riding off into the sunset before Warde Manuel reached out.

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