Kyle Whittingham Lights Up Michigan's Next Generation Stars
Michigan football coach Kyle Whittingham discusses the Wolverines' 'ready-made' talent and 'special' freshman class.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- It's a different animal for Kyle Whittingham now that he's left what he's known for his whole coaching career in and around Salt Lake City, now that he's the head coach of Michigan football. While Whittingham has often fielded excellent teams with the Utes, his entry into all things maize and blue has fewer challenges, it seems.
On Tuesday, Whittingham met with the media in Ann Arbor for the first time since his introductory press conference in Orlando in December. With spring ball set to commence, WolverinesWire asked Whittingham how he balances what he's known with his newfound digs, noting that he's got a lot more talent to work with. And as far as he sees it, it's not just that he's got so much more to work with, it's the younger players he's gaining that he's particularly excited about.
"Utah was more of a development program," Whittingham said. "We had the two and three-star, rare four-star guy, and needed to take some time with them to develop. But here, these guys are more ready-made, I can tell you that.
The freshman class that came in -- they're not all here yet. There's about seven or eight, maybe nine, that will be here in the summertime. But those guys, a lot of those guys are going to help out right away.