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
allowed bottom controlled defense good half line outing points poorly seven tackled
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.
coming exactly great hard head pan people seen shape success within year
Coming into this year, people already know what (the head coach) is all about and have seen the success the year before. We're at or within one of our allotted scholarships for each position. We feel like we're in great shape right now. It's hard to say exactly how it will pan out, but as of right now we addressed all our needs.
excited last program quality schedule series several state successful
A series with Boise State makes sense for a lot of reasons. For the last several years they have been very successful and we're excited to have a quality program like Boise State on our schedule
blame cannot coaches officials stand understand whine
I had some issues, obviously. But one thing I cannot stand and never will be able to understand is coaches who put blame on officials and whine about officials. I will never do that. That's just not how I'm built.
ethic leadership pleased stepped work
I'm very pleased with his work ethic and leadership, ... He's stepped up into leadership role.
dean guy rely
He's the dean of the safeties back there and actually in the secondary. He's the guy back there with the most experience, and we rely on him a bunch.
athletic guy high hurt kid naturally school seen shoulder starting stud
If he had not hurt his shoulder . . . you probably would have seen him as the starting stud linebacker long before now, ... He's just a guy who's a naturally athletic kid - he had 30-something interceptions in high school - and he's a playmaker.
great snow whether
It's a great surface. Whether there's snow on it or not, it's not a big issue.
game goal mountain ours type west win
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.
lasts streak
Nothing lasts forever. One streak was not going to go to infinity, that's obvious.
future resolution team
It's for disciplinary reasons, and his future with the team will be pending the resolution of his issues.
desperate teams
It will be two teams in desperate need of a win.
football running team
A lot of people are doubting us right now, ... But the reality is that we've lost two conference games on the last play of the game. . . . We have a lot of freshmen and sophomores running around out there, and they're good players. You look at us on paper, and I think we have the chance to develop into a very good football team this year and into next.
definitely lose rules team
It hurts. You don't want to lose players. We'll definitely feel the effects, but team rules and regulations are more important.