The recruiting trail is not always sunshine and butterflies for head coaches, not even for a coach like Kyle Whittingham, who has been around this business for a long time now. Even in a blue-blood program, Whittingham has his struggles getting recruits and then keeping them away from programs working to flip their commitment.
Michigan and Whittingham recently lost three-star safety commit Maxwell Miles, as the Las Vegas native didn’t flip his commitment to just any program, but a fellow Big Ten school. Miles flipped to Minnesota, a school that made him an offer around the same time as Michigan, but never stopped pushing for a visit even after he committed to the Wolverines.
Miles, who was one of 12 recruits Whittingham secured in the month of May, made an official visit to both Minnesota and UNLV, and not long after his visit this past weekend, flipped his decision. Flips happen, but it is the reason that Miles gave for his switch that will have Michigan fans scratching their heads…