Kyle Whittingham to step down as Utah head coach

Kyle Whittingham, the all-time winningest head coach in the history of the University of Utah’s football program, will step down from leading the Utes and will conclude his highly successful tenure in the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 31. The head coach at Utah since December 2004 and a member of the Utes’ coaching staff since 1994, Whittingham finished the 2025 regular season with the most career victories at the FBS level of all active Big 12 coaches (177), ranking third among all active FBS head coaches and third among head coaches who have remained at the same school.

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Morgan Scalley named head coach of the Utah Football program

Morgan Scalley has officially been named head coach of the Utah football program, Director of Athletics Mark Harlan announced, succeeding 21-year head coach Kyle Whittingham. Scalley has served as the Utes’ defensive coordinator for the past 10 seasons, leading some of the most dominant defenses in program history. He has served on the Utah Football staff for each of the past 20 seasons in a variety of roles. He will take over as head coach following the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 31.

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