Kyle Whittingham

Kyle David Whittingham is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at the University of Utah, a position he had held since 2004. 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 University of Florida in 2004. He won AFCA Coach of the Year and the Paul "Bear" Bryant Award in 2008 after leading the 2008 Utah Utes football team to an undefeated season and a win the 2009 Sugar Bowl over Alabama.