Michigan Agrees to Five-Year Deal With Kyle Whittingham

The Wolverines have landed the former longtime Utah coach on a five-year deal.

Former Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham has emerged as the frontrunner in Michigan's head coaching search. | Ben Queen-Imagn Images

Michigan is hiring former Utah coach Kyle Whittingham, according to a report from ESPN's Pete Thamel and Dan Wetzel.

The 66-year-old Whittingham has agreed to a five-year deal to become the new Wolverines coach, and the contract is expected to be formally announced on Friday.

Whittingham stepped down from the top job with Utah earlier this month, less than two years after the program named his defensive coordinator, Morgan Scalley, as the head coach-in-waiting. Utah went 10-2 this season under Whittingham, and will play in the Las Vegas Bowl on New Year's Eve.

Whittingham went 177-88 in 21 full years as the program's head coach, and made it clear following the announcement of his resignation that he was not retiring.

He will replace Sherrone Moore, who was fired in early December for cause after the university found credible evidence that he had an inappropriate relationship with a member of his staff. Moore was arrested shortly thereafter and charged with third-degree felony home invasion and two other misdemeanors.

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