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‘A lot left in the tank’: What Kyle Whittingham said about Utah — and BYU — as Michigan’s new coach
New Michigan coach Kyle Whittingham said he still has 'a lot left in the tank' in his introductory news conference Sunday in Orlando
Former Utah coach Kyle Whittingham will be the next head coach at Michigan, ESPN reported on Friday. In the move to Ann Arbor, Whittingham will inevitably take some assistants from his Utah days with him. The Utes leader has deep ties to several BYU coaches on Sitake’s staff, including BYU defensive coordinator Jay Hill.
A key aspect of most bowl games is the opportunity to develop and audition seldom-used players who could play much bigger roles the following season. Given the preparation time allotted bowl games, coaches can mix and match different personnel and even develop slightly-different schemes for not only any given team’s best chance to win the
BYU head coach Kalani Sitake addressed the elephant in the room Friday morning during the Pop-Tarts Bowl head coaches press conference in Orlando. His defensive coordinator Jay Hill has emerged as a prime target for Michigan’s defensive coordinator position under newly hired head coach Kyle Whittingham.
Here is what BYU coach Kalani Sitake said about Kyle Whittingham going to Michigan, and if Jay Hill might be following him there:
BYU defensive coordinator Jay Hill has been busy preparing the Cougars to stop Georgia Tech's well-balanced offense, even while his good friend Kyle Whittingham is being targeted for the vacant Michig