US EditionWhittingham: Michigan football needs ‘reboot of trust,’ not rebuild
Whittingham focuses on restoring trust after scandals and staff changes, aiming to retain key players amid transfer portal chaos with nearly 5,000 players currently entered, sources say.
- On Dec. 28, 2025, Kyle Whittingham was introduced as Michigan's 22nd head football coach, signing a five-year contract with the Michigan Wolverines football program.
- Sherrone Moore's Dec. 10 firing prompted an expedited search as the Michigan athletic department faces a third-party cultural investigation demanding urgent new leadership.
- Bringing assistants from Utah, Whittingham started rebuilding his staff with offensive coordinator Jason Beck and secured Bryce Underwood's commitment on Jan. 5.
- Whittingham said the place needs a `reboot of trust` on The Dan Patrick Show, emphasizing longstanding issues weren’t Michigan players’ fault and aiming to wipe the slate clean.
- The crowded portal and tight timeline force immediate roster decisions with nearly 5,000 players in the transfer portal opened Jan. 2 and eight months until Whittingham's Michigan debut.
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Whittingham needs to build his staff and roster around trust
For any head coach, taking on the Michigan football team’s head coaching position would be an incredibly challenging job right now. Wolverines coach Kyle Whittingham is inheriting a program that — in just the last four years — has had multiple NCAA investigations, including for recruiting violations and a sign–stealing scandal, resulting in NCAA sanctions and various staffers fired for cause. This stretch of scandals extended to off the field, …
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