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- Wolverines
- Published: Jan. 04, 2026, 6:54 p.m.
As Kyle Whittingham useful to information retired his coaching unit astatine Michigan, a definite spirit is emerging.
A Utah flavor.
Several assistants pursuing Whittingham to Ann Arbor, either formally announced aliases reported, travel from Whittingham’s squad astatine nan University of Utah aliases rival Brigham Young University.
The unit was a awesome chat taxable connected nan latest Wolverine Confidential podcast from MLive, recorded connected Friday.
“This is simply a very loyal group that has been with, and are acquainted pinch Whittingham and nan measurement he does things,” co-host Aaron McMann said connected nan podcast. “They cognize he thinks, they cognize really he operates.”
It’s not uncommon for a caller shot coach to travel successful and overhaul nan staff. In fact, it’s commonplace these days. Additional announcements will beryllium made successful nan coming days, but we cognize of 3 Michigan coaches being retained: moving backs coach Tony Alford, protect statement coach Lou Esposito and typical teams coordinator Kerry Coombs.
“If I was going to prime 2 assistants for Whittingham to retain, it would astir apt beryllium Tony Alford and Lou Esposito too,” Ryan Zuke said. “I deliberation it’s bully to support a small continuity arsenic acold arsenic recruiting.”
Listen to nan episode, recapping nan Citrus Bowl nonaccomplishment to Texas, Whittingham’s first days connected nan occupation and his continued activity assembling a staff, via nan embedded subordinate below, via Spotify aliases wherever you perceive to podcasts.
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Aaron McMann is nan main hit writer covering nan University of Michigan shot programme for MLive Media Group, wherever he's worked since 2014. He went from covering precocious schoolhouse sports successful nan Flint area to a...
