Michigan coach Kyle Whittingham is a man of discipline, leading a program in desperate need of it

ANN ARBOR, Mich. After a routine he has stuck with six days a week since July 1, 2008, (AP) – Kyle Whittingham turned left out of his office on the second floor of Schembechler Hall and walked down a hallway for his midday workout.

Key points

• The 16th-ranked Wolverines will start the Whittingham era on Saturday night against Western Michigan, an projected tuneup for next week's home game against No.
• Whittingham seems to be a man of discipline and, without a doubt, he is leading a football team in desperate need of it.
• "There has been a lot of drama, " Whittingham remarked.

Michigan's first-year coach will turn 67 in November while preparing to play rival Ohio State, but the 6-foot, 220-pound former BYU, NFL and USFL linebacker looks fit enough to play some snaps for the Wolverines.

Notably, the former Utah coach was hired after the firing and arrest of Sherrone Moore and the departure of Jim Harbaugh after he won the 2023 national title, ending an era marred by rules violations that put college football's winningest program on NCAA probation.

"There has been a lot of drama, " Whittingham remarked. "We hope that we've come to the end of that."

Meanwhile, the 16th-ranked Wolverines will start the Whittingham era on Saturday night against Western Michigan, an projected tuneup for next week's home game against No. 10 Oklahoma.

Taken together, the developments around michigan coach Kyle Whittingham is a man of discipline, leading a program point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.