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After a period of uncertainty, the Michigan Wolverines hired seasoned Utah Utes head coach Kyle Whittingham as their 22nd leader on Friday. Much of the discussion surrounding the hire has focused on the specifics of Whittingham’s contract, especially the guaranteed portion. Whittingham signed a five-year contract with Michigan that averages $8.2 million per season, totaling […]

Dave Portnoy is always going to pour it on thick when it comes to the University of Michigan. The man pontificates on the Wolverines like no other, which is a big reason why FOX Sports is now in business with Barstool Sports. But he is turning it up a notch following the news that Kyle […]

One of the biggest jobs in all of college football is the head coaching position at Michigan. The Michigan football program is two years removed from winning a national championship, but has been mired in scandal recently. Sherrone Moore was named Jim Harbaugh’s successor but was fired for cause after a relationship with a football […]

After two weeks of chaos since firing Sherrone Moore, Michigan might finally have its next head football coach pinned down. The Wolverines are bringing in former Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham on a five-year deal to be their next head coach, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Whittingham emerged as a late candidate after most of […]

With the college football season starting to wind down, there is one head coaching search still going. That would be in Ann Arbor, where Michigan football still has not found the next man to lead the Wolverines after the firing of Sherrone Moore. Now, they may be closing in on a candidate. Former Utah head […]

It has been nearly two weeks since Michigan fired Sherrone Moore in the middle of another scandal for the program. Biff Poggi has made his case to have the interim tag removed from his title. Regardless, soon-to-be former Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham remains a name that frequently surfaces as a potential candidate to fill […]

Utah head football coach Kyle Whittingham made headlines after the Utes head coach said he’s stepping down as the team’s coach. However, although Whittingham is stepping down at Utah, he hasn’t ruled out a return to coaching someday, either. “I don’t know if it’s ever out of your system,” Whittingham said in his first media […]

For the first time since 2004, Kyle Whittingham does not know what his next step will be. Many assumed the 66-year-old would be retiring after stepping down as head coach at Utah, but he instead views himself as a “free agent” in the college football transfer portal. Whittingham, who has been coaching since 1985, does […]

After finishing the 2025-26 regular season with a 10-2 record, the No. 15 Utah Utes will take on the Kansas Jayhawks in the Las Vegas Bowl on December 31. However, it sounds like after this season, the program is going to have to find a new head coach after Kyle Whittingham announced he is stepping […]

Utah football faced elimination from the Big 12 title race against upset-minded Kansas State Saturday. The Utes’ No. 3 conference ranking hung in the balance. But Devon Dampier completed the furious comeback with one epic clutch touchdown. Down by three with under a minute left, the dual-threat called his own number. He powered up the […]

The Big 12 features no more unbeatens after Texas Tech blew out BYU. Now the Red Raiders have instantly leapfrogged the Cougars and rearranges the rankings from last week. But how far does BYU drop and does Utah jump ahead too? 1. Texas Tech (+1) The Red Raiders claim the top once again by turning […]

The Big 12 title picture is becoming more crystallized. BYU is yet to take a loss, while Utah and Cincinnati are on the rise — and have a big visitor coming to its game this Saturday. Time to see if there are any big changes from the Week 9 rankings. 1. BYU (-) Head coach […]

The Big 12 is now down to seven unbeatens through four weeks. Iowa State holds the title of having the best record of the bunch after starting the season a week early. But Houston, Utah and UCF suddenly are creating its own case for top team in the conference — helping rearrange the top 10 […]

Every explosive offense in the Big 12 doesn’t start with stout quarterback play. Each QB needs a dominating offensive line before lighting up the scoreboard. It’s no different for the 2025 season in this conference. One team’s fanbase likely will try to present a counterargument. Colorado under Deion Sanders is plagued by inconsistent trench play. […]

Kyle Whittingham is back as the head coach of the Utah football team, but it was looking like he was going to retire for a while. He made it very clear that he was weighing his options, but he ultimately decided that he wasn’t ready to call it a career a yet. Whittingham has been […]

The Utah football team earned a massive recruiting win on Tuesday as the Utes landed one of the top offensive lineman in the 2026 recruiting class. Four-star offensive tackle Kelvin Obot was getting heavy interest from Oregon and Michigan, two of the best programs in college football right now. However, Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham […]

It has been another disappointing season from Utah football. After the preseason polls had the Utes as one of the best teams in the Big 12, injuries have ravaged the team over the course of the season. After yet another heartbreaking loss, this one against Iowa State, Kyle Whittingham and Utah are now 4-7 and […]

Utah football suffered another huge injury at the quarterback position before their game against Colorado. To this point, Kyle Whittingham’s team has had a brutal season healthwise. The Utes have already lost star signal caller Cam Rising for the season and have struggled to find a permanent starter at the position ever since. Now the […]

The Utah football team was the favorite in the Big 12 coming into the season, but they have not been able to meet expectations so far. A big reason why the Utes have been struggling is quarterback issues. Utah won two straight Pac-12 titles with Cam Rising as their QB, but he missed all of […]

Utah football’s quarterback situation just got murkier as a major update has come out regarding star quarterback Cam Rising. A 2022 PAC-12 Championship MVP under head coach Kyle Whittingham, Rising suffered a season-ending leg injury against Arizona State on October 11th. The news was a huge hit to a Utah offense that has struggled without […]

Utah football head coach Kyle Whittingham has announced a new interim offensive coordinator after Andy Ludwig’s recent departure from the program. The Utes, who are in the midst of a three-game losing streak, have decided to look internally to Mike Bajakian to solve their offensive woes, via Brett McMurphy of the Action Network. Bajakian has […]

Good news for both the Utah football program and its starting quarterback Cam Rising. The seventh-year senior left Saturday’s matchup against the Baylor Bears with a right-hand injury. Suffered towards the end of this first half in the 23-12 win, Rising stood on the Utes’ sideline in street clothes in the second half. However, head […]

The No.11 ranked Utah Utes football program took on the Baylor Bears at home in their first ever Big 12 matchup. Quarterback Cam Rising has looked to rebound from missing most of last season with an injury, yet it seems like the injury bug has found him again. The senior signal caller left Saturday’s matchup […]

It’s an exciting time to be a college football fan, and one fan base that is excited for the season is Utah football fans. The Utes have a good amount of hype coming into the 2024 season as one of the favorites to win the Big 12, and they also have quarterback Cam Rising healthy […]

As the Utah football program prepares for life in the Big 12, they’ll kick their 2024 season off with a halftime celebration for arguably the greatest player in the history of the program. A player who predates not only the Big 12, but the Pac-12 as well. “It is fitting that we permanently recognize the […]

This 2024 Utah football team comes in with high expectations, but they’ll do it in a brand new conference after spending just a little over a decade in the Pac-12. The Utes enter what will be a much-altered Big 12 Conference that has taken on quite the facelift over the last two years. This season, […]

The college football offseason is almost over as we are into July. The season will get going in about a month and a half, and college football fans everywhere are eager for the new beginning. College football fever is rampant across the country as we get closer to the season, but also because of the […]

The Utah football team has a big season ahead as they have made the move to the Big 12 from the Pac-12. Conference realignment is one of the biggest storylines in college football right now, and the Utes are affected. Another big storyline around the Utah football team is their head coach, Kyle Whittingham, and […]

As Kyle Whittingham enters his 20th season as the head coach of the Utah football program — and his 31st season with the program in general — it’s fair to say that the Utes have enjoyed a Golden Age of sorts on his watch. Sure, it was Urban Meyer who led Utah to their only […]

Utah football is headed to the Big-12 Conference next season, and head coach Kyle Whittingham understands that it’s going to be a different, and difficult, challenge. The Utah football coach joined College Sports on SiriusXM to talk about the changing landscape, per Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic: Ahead of #NSD2024, @Utah_Football HC Kyle Whittingham joined […]

The Texas A&M football coaching search is heating up. Kyle Whittingham, Mike Elko and several other coaches are being named as possible replacements for Jimbo Fisher at the school, per ESPN’s Pete Thamel and reported by On3. Texas A&M football is looking for a coach after the school fired Fisher earlier this month. Whittingham is […]

Good news for Utah football fans: quarterback Cam Rising will return for his final year of eligibility in 2024. “Utah QB Cam Rising announces he’s returning next year for Utes,” per Action Network HQ’s Brett McMurphy. Utah QB Cam Rising announces return for 7th college season after knee injury cost him 2023 https://t.co/jKUGVaUlHh — Heidi […]

Utah football’s Week 12 has the Utes meeting the Arizona Wildcats in yet another top-25 matchup between Pac-12 opponents. Utah, the winner of the last two Pac-12 Championships, will only be able to play the role of spoiler this year, while their opponent is the one with conference championship hopes. Utah has lost two out […]

Kyle Whittingham started with the Utah football program in 1994 as the Utes defensive line coach. One year later, he was named defensive coordinator, a title he held onto until 2005, when Urban Meyer departed the program for the Florida Gators, leaving Whittingham to take over. In the thirty seasons that Whittingham has been in […]

Utah football is the center of attention this weekend as they host the Oregon Ducks in a huge top-15 showdown in Salt Lake City. The Utes are fresh off a huge win over the USC Trojans on the road, and now they have a chance to move into the top 10 if they beat the […]

As someone who grew up in a small farm town that proudly calls itself “the Onion Capital of the World” and is home to more cows than people, I couldn’t help but chuckle when I read Utah football coach Kyle Wittingham’s quote on his quarterback, Bryson Barnes, following the Utes win over the USC Trojans. […]

It’s been an odd season so far for Utah football. While they have raced out to a 6-1 start to the campaign, highlighted by a wild 34-32 victory over USC on Saturday night, they have been patiently awaiting the return of star quarterback Cam Rising. However, after their takedown of the Trojans, head coach Kyle […]

USC football suffered their first loss of the season last weekend against Notre Dame, and they now have another difficult test this Saturday against Utah football. Last year, the Utes were a major bugaboo for the Trojans as they kept them from winning the Pac-12 championship and making the College Football Playoff. Utah and USC […]

In today’s era of college football, it is common to see a player sit out in a bowl game to avoid injury, unless the game is part of the College Football Playoff. This is especially common when a player is planning to leave for the NFL after the season. Last year, the Utah football team […]