After a tumultuous December, Michigan has one last game to play, and it comes at a great time. The dust has settled since the firing of Sherrone Moore for cause. After what felt like an eternity, Michigan hired long-time Utah coach Kyle Whittingham as its next coach to lead the program. He is now in Florida and will monitor the Wolverines while working on building a staff and connecting with the players.
Michigan will take on Texas on Wednesday and both teams have some opt-outs — Texas has a lot more. With plenty of variables on the table, here are some keys for Michigan.
1. Have fun playing the game and enjoy playing with your teammates
This might sound like a cliche and the fact that some of these players won’t be back in a Michigan uniform again, but with what has happened in the football program — these players need to go out and enjoy the game.
Nobody on the team was expecting their worlds to be turned upside down on December 10 when coach Sherrone Moore was abruptly fired. Now that Kyle Whittingham has been hired, assistant coaches’ jobs are on the line, and some players are mulling on if they should transfer or not…