Michigan has its new head coach, as it has hired Kyle Whittingham from Utah. Originally, Whittingham was expected to coach the Utah bowl game after stepping down as the head coach, but he will no longer do so with his move to Michigan. Now, Whittingham has dropped some cryptic comments about his exit from Utah.
Matt Murschel of the Orlando Sentinel and Tribune asked Whittingham about taking on a new job at the age of 66, when other coaches may be retiring.
“I signed a five-year contract. I made a mistake in Utah. They started asking me about retirement, and I started answering questions and giving my own thing. I don’t think I’m that old. I’m 66, but it’s not that old. I feel like I got enough energy and juice to see this through,” Whittingham said in response to taking a new job…