Years later, Whittingham would serve as defensive coordinator at Utah for two seasons under Urban Meyer, who turned his short-but-successful tenure in Salt Lake City into the Florida job and, eventually, Ohio State. Meyer won three national titles along the way and kept in contact with Whittingham, who would take over the Utah job after he left.

Ohio State did what it could in the second half against Miami in the Cotton Bowl, but couldn't dig itself out of the hole it dug in the first half:

Ohio State appeared to be in a position to defend the national championship it won last year. They had a remarkable quarterback in Julian Sayin who was completing 80 percent of his passes, an NFL worthy 1-2 punch at wide receiver with Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate and the top-ranked defense in the country.

Despite Michigan's 4-1 record against the Buckeyes since 2020, Ohio State is closing out the calendar year with championship aspirations, while the Wolverines are trying to clean up a mess they created.

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When Sherrone Moore was fired from Michigan and the fallout ensued, many Ohio State fans likely had the same thought. “Thank goodness, it’s not us.” To be fair,

Michigan football is in the middle of a complete overhaul, and with that comes some growing pains. With the opening of the transfer portal, the Wolverines are facing some expected attrition, but some of the names entering, despite Kyle Whittingham taking over, have been slightly surprising.

Miami shocked Ohio State in the College Football Playoff Cotton Bowl quarterfinal on Wednesday. Check out the recap here: