The truth behind Kyle Whittingham's split with Utah + is college football killing March Madness?
The truth behind Kyle Whittingham's split from Utah. Why are SEC schools reducing their recruiting budgets by millions? How is college football killing March Madness?
Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube In December of 2025 Kyle Whittingham and Utah football parted ways. Just two weeks later he was announced as the new head coach of Michigan. Now more details have come out about the truth of what happened in Salt Lake City that led to this separation.
On Friday, Ross Dellenger released an article about this which included the release of documents from Utah regarding the separation. He explains exactly what went down behind the scenes. Andy Staples and Steven Godfrey join the discussion about how the legendary Utah coach became the new head man at Michigan.
Plus, they discuss why naming a head coach-in-waiting is always a bad idea. Then, the guys dive into a story coming out of the SEC. Multiple SEC teams have reduced how much they are spending on recruiting by the millions.
Is this strictly because teams are more focused on paying players now, or is there more to the story? Andy, Ross and Godfrey discuss where all this money is going and what else has led to a de-emphasis on recruiting budgets. Later, the crew discusses if college football is hurting March Madness.