Announced on Friday night, Michigan has hired Kyle Whittingham to be the football program’s next head coach. The longtime Utah head coach is a proven leader that wins more often than not (only three losing seasons in 21 years in Salt Lake City).
Now that things are official, the national media has begun to chime in on the hire.
Starting with FOX color analyst Joel Klatt, who has been a big fan of Whittingham’s for a long time
ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit is also a fan of the hire for Michigan
FOX’s Colin Cowherd calls Whittingham a “great man” and a “total adult,” two things Michigan did not have in its last head coach
RGIII also chimes in on the news
On3’s Andy Staples and Ari Wasserman are big fans of this move for the Wolverines
Tom Fornellli from the Cover 3 podcast and CBSSports:
Michigan alum and CBS NFL sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson:
Josh Pate weighs in on the news and thinks this helps Michigan
Same, Dannie, same
ESPN sideline reporter Holly Rowe calls this “massive news for college football”
