Michigan football coach Kyle Whittingham’s replacement breaks silence on Wolverines raiding Utah
Morgan Scalley, the new head coach of the Utah Utes, commented on the Michigan Wolverines' recruitment of players from his former team. He expressed no negative feelings towards Kyle Whittingham, who took five players, including star EDGE John Henry Daley, after being hired by Michigan. Scalley views this as a testament to the quality of the Utes' program, as Michigan is a prestigious brand in college football.
- ▪Morgan Scalley replaced Kyle Whittingham as head coach of the Utah Utes.
- ▪Whittingham took five players from Utah to Michigan, including star EDGE John Henry Daley.
- ▪Scalley has no bad blood towards Whittingham and understands his decision to recruit from Utah.
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