Յուտայի Քայլ Ուիթինգհեմը կհեռանա 21 սեզոնների գլխավոր մարզչի պաշտոնից

"...The 66-year-old announced his decision on Friday after leading the Utes to a 10-2 record this year — the team’s third 10-win season since 2020...."

"...Whittingham’s announcement did not specifically mention retirement...."

"...The Athletic reported Friday that Whittingham might be open to other jobs in football...."

"...With Whittingham leaving his post, Utes defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley is in line to be named as the program’s next head coach...."

"...He has served as Utah’s defensive play caller since 2016...."

"...Whittingham will end his career with a 177-88 all-time record in Salt Lake City...."

"...Utah has finished with a winning record in ... years as head coach, including a run of 10-straight seasons from 2014-23...."

"...Utah also had eight 10-win seasons ... 11 bowl wins under Whittingham’s leadership...."

"...The Utes coach also won two National Coach of the Year awards in 2019 and 2008...."

"...Entering the season, Whittingham was the second-longest tenured head coach in Division I college football behind Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz...."

"...Whittingham’s final game coaching the Utes will be the team’s appearance in the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec ... ...."

"...Words of appreciation flooded in after the news of Whittingham’s departure broke on Friday afternoon...."

"...“Kyle Whittingham built a program, shaped young men, and represented Utah with integrity and grit for two decades,” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox wrote on X...."

"...“We’re grateful for his leadership, his loyalty to this state, and the standard he set on and off the field.”..."

"...BYU, Whittingham’s alma mater and later his fiercest rival, offered “tremendous respect to Coach Whittingham on a remarkable career.”..."

"...Whittingham has been coaching the Utes since 1994, when he joined Ron McBride’s staff as a defensive line coach...."

"...He was later promoted by McBride to defensive coordinator in 1995 and held the position for almost a decade...."

"...Whittingham then spent two more years under Urban Meyer before he was finally hired as the program’s head coach in 2004...."

"...Over the two decades that followed, Whittingham became the winningest coach in program history and one of the best coaches in the nation...."

"...His best season came in 2008, when he led Utah to an undefeated record and Mountain West Conference Championship...."

"...The Utes ended that season with a 31-17 win over Alabama in the 2009 Sugar Bowl...."

"...Other notable moments of Whittingham’s career came in 2021 and 2022, when the U. captured consecutive Pac-12 titles and Rose Bowl appearances for the first time in program history...."