Two days later, Kyle Whittingham stepped down as head football coach at the University of Utah after 21 seasons. Many assumed that Whittingham was going to retire, but The Athletic’s Stewart Mandel first reported that day that Whittingham “is not retiring, and could seek other coaching opportunities.”

Poggi served as Michigan’s associate head coach for the 2025 season, and also was plugged in as interim coach for 2 Michigan victories.

January of 2015 -- and it started as a four-team Playoff. But as time went on, the Playoff expanded to 12 teams --

Michigan has not hired the 35-year-old Arizona State coach yet, but the rumor mill has linked the Wolverines to the Sun Devils’ rising star. He led his team to the College Football Playoff last year and nearly beat the Texas Longhorns, Michigan’s Citrus Bowl opponent.

ESPN college football insider and senior writer Pete Thamel feels the Michigan head football coaching search starts with Kalen DeBoer. DeBoer is currently Alabama football’s head coach, and he is preparing his team for the first round of the College Football Playoff.

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The College Football Playoff gets underway Friday night as Alabama heads to Norman to take on Oklahoma. But to ESPN’s Michael Wilbon, there’s even more at stake for Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer. DeBoer’s name has been the subject of rumors throughout the offseason in the coaching carousel.

The timeline to hire a Michigan head football coach is crystalizing, and interim coach Biff Poggi is actively pursuing the job.