Kyle Whittingham
Kyle Whittingham
Kyle David Whittinghamis the head football coach of the University of Utah Utes. Prior to becoming the head coach at Utah, Whittingham served as Utah's defensive coordinator for ten seasons. He was named head coach of Utah after Urban Meyer left for the Florida Gators in 2004. He won AFCA Coach of the Year and the Paul "Bear" Bryant Award in 2008...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth21 November 1959
CitySan Luis Obispo, CA
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Brian Johnson has answered every bell. The only thing we can't construct is the game itself.
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No doubt about it, it was the sweetest victory I've ever been a part of. I could not be prouder of a football team than I am of those guys.
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I thought Daryl Poston was a bright spot, he obviously has great speed, great quickness. He had ball-security issues last year, but he appears to have those corrected. If he can hang on to the ball and do what he did (Saturday) this fall, then we might have ourselves another 1,000-yard back.
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Getting players on this campus for visits is key for us. We have a very good track record of getting commitments from people who visit campus. If we can get people on campus, see what we're all about and get around our players, we have a good chance to sign any of them.
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I'm very pleased with his work ethic and leadership, ... He's stepped up into leadership role.
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I thought we played poorly in the first half, ... Utah State deserves a lot of credit.
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Quarterback is a position where everybody's got to know who The Guy is.
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Last season was a great ride and was fantastic how things happened, but this year we'll have opportunities to deal with adversity,
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It's not huge. I mean, it's a goal of ours to win the first game . . . and win the Mountain West Conference. But it's not a make-or-break-your-season type of a game.
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At the beginning, we forced some things. But it didn't take us long to find ourselves and get it rolling,
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As poorly as our defense tackled in the first half and as much as they controlled the football, the bottom line is still points allowed. And we only allowed seven points, which is a very good outing for the defense.
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I'm glad we got a look at the option, but the Air Force option with its complexities is light years ahead of what we saw at TCU, and I'm not knocking TCU. It's just that TCU is a mixer whereas Air Force uses the option game as their staple.
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It's a great surface. Whether there's snow on it or not, it's not a big issue.
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It hurts. You don't want to lose players. We'll definitely feel the effects, but team rules and regulations are more important.