John Henry Daley on why he followed Kyle Whittingham to Michigan
Michigan's John Henry Daley explains why he followed coach Kyle Whittingham from Utah, praising his 'old-school mindset'.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Perhaps one of the biggest votes of confidence that new Michigan football head coach Kyle Whittingham could have is having several of his players follow him from Utah to Ann Arbor. That's doubly true of the elder statesmen who have played for him for years.
Players like star edge rusher John Henry Daley could have remained in Salt Lake City, played for his former defensive coordinator in Morgan Scalley, and finished out his career where he started. But, instead, he chose to change locations entirely, all to follow the man who got him started in the first place. On Monday, Daley shared more about his decision to transfer from Utah to Michigan, noting that he has full faith in what Whittingham brings to the table and knows that he will get the best out of him and the team.
"I mean, you know what you get with Coach Whittingham, right? You know that you get discipline," Daley said. "You know that you get hard work, and we expect to win games, and that's something that I love.
He's got a very old-school mindset in that we're going to come in, we're going to attack every single day, and we're going to be tough, and it's not always going to be easy, but it's going to be worth it. And that's something that I love that you don't find everywhere. And that's something I wanted to continue to be a part of.