Locked On Wolverines - Daily Podcast On Michigan Wolverines Football & Basketball · Locked On Podcast Network, Isaiah Hole

UNDERVALUED: Michigan’s Kyle Whittingham Set to TRANSFORM Wolverines, Can He WIN With 5-Stars?

·28 min·1 clip

The Big 12 coach says Kyle Whittingham “all he does is win” and asks whether Utah success translates to Michigan.

1. Locked On Wolverines focuses on Kyle Whittingham’s move from Utah to Michigan and what that means for Michigan’s 2025 coaching staff. 2. Host Isaiah Hull, publisher of Wolverines Wire through USA Today Sports Media Group, frames the episode around anonymous coach reactions, ESPN analysis, and On3’s evaluation of Jason Beck. 3. The episode asks whether Whittingham and Jason Beck can turn Michigan’s roster into a College Football Playoff team after a 9-4 season. 4. Hull cites a The Athletic piece from Bruce Feldman and Antonio Morales that used eight anonymous coaching voices. 5. The article’s central claim is that Whittingham is the “most underrated hire of the season or the offseason.” 6. Hull notes that one quote comes from a Pac-12 assistant who says Michigan now has the “brand” and a proven winner. 7. He also reads a Big 12 head coach who says Whittingham “all he does is win” and raises the issue of five-star buy-in. 8. Hull argues that Utah’s history as a former Mountain West team that kept winning after conference moves matters to the Michigan comparison. 9. He brings up Utah’s recent results, including losses to BYU and Texas Tech, to show the team still operated as a consistent winner. 10. Hull then shifts to ESPN analyst Eli Lederman, who picked Michigan as a team that could reach the 12-team playoff. 11. Lederman’s explanation points to Whittingham bringing “sorely needed stability” and key former Utah players such as Jason Beck, John Henry Daly, Jonah Laiea, and Smith Snowden. 12. The ESPN note also ties Michigan’s chances to Bryce Underwood’s year-two progression. 13. Hull highlights Lederman’s mention of five-star freshman rusher Savion Heider and Utah transfer pass catcher J.J. Buchanan. 14. He says Michigan’s 2025 schedule includes Oklahoma, Penn State, Indiana, Oregon, and Ohio State, which makes the turnaround hard to project. 15. Hull then reads On3’s label of Jason Beck as an “instant impact” assistant because of his quarterback background and run-heavy offensive system. 16. On3 points to Beck’s work with Devin Dampier at New Mexico and Utah, including a 2024 line with 2,400-plus passing yards and 800-plus rushing yards. 17. Hull’s tone is conversational and reactive, with frequent “read and react” framing and long digressions into Utah’s history. 18. The format mixes article recitation, personal opinion, and roster evaluation rather than a formal interview. 19. Best fit: Michigan fans tracking Whittingham, Beck, and Bryce Underwood. 20. Skip if you want a tightly edited, stats-only breakdown.

Listen to the show on

Apple Podcasts Spotify

Play clips from this episode More from Locked On Wolverines - Daily Podcast On Michigan Wolverines Football & Basketball