New Michigan head coach Kyle Whittingham will have to get fully entrenched in the Michigan, Ohio State rivalry, but he understands the high stakes of rivalry games. During his time at Utah, the Utes would battle BYU in what was called the ‘Holy War’ — another big-time rivalry in football.
Appearing on Wake Up Barstool, Whittingham was asked by Dave Portnoy about the rivalry with the Buckeyes. He was asked what the rivalry with Ohio State was going to be like under his watch.
Whittingham, a friend of Urban Meyer, said the best word to describe the rivalry is going to be ‘intense’.
“Well, you know what? Urban Meyer, a good friend of mine,” Whittingham told Portnoy. “I learned about the rivalry from him when he was there — that team down South, I should say. And he’s indoctrinated me on the whole thing…