Kyle is the head football coach at the University of Utah, a position he has held since 2005. He is the all-time leader in wins at Utah. Prior to being hired as Head Coach, 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 in the 2009 Sugar Bowl over the 2008 Alabama Crimson Tide football team. He is the second longest tenured FBS coache at a single school.