A new storyline has been added to Nebraska’s bowl game. Kyle Whittingham will step down as Utah’s head coach following the Las Vegas Bowl. Nebraska and Utah will meet in the SRS Distribution Las Vegas …
A new storyline has been added to Nebraska’s bowl game. Kyle Whittingham will step down as Utah’s head coach following the Las Vegas Bowl.
Nebraska and Utah will meet in the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl at Allegiant Stadium on Dec. 31. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. CT on ESPN.
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Whittingham has been the Utes‘ head coach since December 2004 and a member of the Utes’ coaching staff since 1994. He enters his final game with a head coaching record of 177-88.
Whittingham earned three national Coach of the Year awards and finished with a winning record in 18 of his 21 years as head coach. He also had tremendous postseason success, with an 11-6 record in bowl games.
Defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley will take over as head coach following Whittingham’s departure. Scalley has been the DC since 2016 and has been a coach at Utah since 2007.
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Source: Utah News