The Michigan Wolverines tumultuous football season is over following its Citrus Bowl loss to the Texas Longhorns. It’s now the start of the Kyle Whittingham era in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The coach started the new year off checking out his future stadium and taking in a Michigan basketball game in a rare public appearance with his wife Jamie.
The program finished 9-4, but fired head coach Sherrone Moore over an “inappropriate relationship” with a staffer in December following the loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes. Reports would later come out with more ugly details with those in the program knowing about the relationship for two years in what was called “the worst kept secret.”
The school needed to bring stability to the program and a new face. Enter 66-year-old Whittingham who was loyal to the Utah Utes for 21 full seasons.
He even showed up at the Bowl game in Orlando, Florida, to support the Wolverines in his team gear…