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Michigan coach Kyle Whittingham's very private wife Jamie has rare public couple date

The couple is seen enjoying Ann Arbor together to start the new year off.
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Michigan football head coach Kyle Whittingham speaks as he is being introduced on the floor during the first half between Michigan and USC at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026.
Michigan football head coach Kyle Whittingham speaks as he is being introduced on the floor during the first half between Michigan and USC at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. | Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Michigan Wolverines tumultuous football season is over following its Citrus Bowl loss to the Texas Longhorns. It’s now the start of the Kyle Whittingham era in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The coach started the new year off checking out his future stadium and taking in a Michigan basketball game in a rare public appearance with his wife Jamie.

The program finished 9-4, but fired head coach Sherrone Moore over an “inappropriate relationship” with a staffer in December following the loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes. Reports would later come out with more ugly details with those in the program knowing about the relationship for two years in what was called “the worst kept secret.”

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Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore calls a timeout against Ohio State during the first half at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, in the final game he’d coach at the school. | Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The school needed to bring stability to the program and a new face. Enter 66-year-old Whittingham who was loyal to the Utah Utes for 21 full seasons.

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He even showed up at the Bowl game in Orlando, Florida, to support the Wolverines in his team gear.

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The Whittinghams visit Michigan

Over the weekend, he was seen at the university watching No. 2 Michigan defeat the USC Trojans in basketball while wife Jamie — who is very private — was by his side.

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Michigan football head coach Kyle Whittingham watches the game between Michigan and USC with wife Jamie at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. | Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

They’d then stop by “The Big House” in Michigan Stadium and pose on the field together in the snow (scroll to end).

His wife of 42 years and mother of their four children can now root him on wearing Michigan Maize and Blue.

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Dec 2, 2022; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Utah Utes head coach Kyle Whittingham and wife Jamie Whittingham react after the Pac-12 Championship against the Southern California Trojans at Allegiant Stadium. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

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MATT RYAN

Matt Ryan is a dedicated sports journalist with over 20 years of experience in digital and linear media. After receiving a Masters in Journalism from USC, he’s worked for Fox Sports, NBC Sports, Yahoo Sports, USA Today Sports Media Group, and Bally Sports, while holding various leadership roles along the way.

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