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Michigan’s New Coaching Hire of Kyle Whittingham Leads to Last-Minute Bowl Plans

Michigan has a new head coach, and Kyle Whittingham will change places at an ironic time.
Michigan’s New Coaching Hire of Kyle Whittingham Leads to Last-Minute Bowl Plans
Head coach Kyle Whittingham then of the Utah Utes watches over warm-up before their game against the Cal Poly Mustangs at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Sept. 6, 2025. Chris Gardner/Getty Images
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Michigan’s hiring of Kyle Whittingham as the school’s new head football coach has the former Utah Utes coach changing his New Year’s Eve bowl game plans quickly.

Whittingham could have coached Utah one last time at the Las Vegas Bowl after he stepped down, but he instead will be present for the Wolverines’ appearance in the Citrus Bowl on the same day at more or less the same time. The Utes kick off against Nebraska at 1 p.m. EST, and the No. 18 Wolverines kick off against No. 13 Texas at 1:30 p.m. EST in Orlando.

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