Kenny Dillingham provides Michigan update that makes his ASU deal sting even more

Well, after all of that hope and promise, the Michigan Wolverines have scratched another candidate off their list of possible replacements for former head coach Sherrone Moore.

On Saturday morning, ESPN's Pete Thamel broke the news that Arizona State head coach Kenny Dillingham and the Sun Devils had agreed to a new contract, boosting his salary up to $7.5 million and cementing him as the team's leader.

Later that day, as Dillingham spoke with the press about his new contract and reportedly turning down the opportunity at Michigan, he rubbed salt in the wound of the Wolverines.

Michigan didn't just miss on Dillingham, it didn't even swing

"I never got offered a job. None of that ever ever happened, and it never got to that point. Michigan’s an unbelievable job with unlimited resources," Dillingham said. "I have nothing but respect, and I know they’ll find somebody who’s unbelievable."

Well, despite Dillingham really being one of three frontrunners for the job in Ann Arbor, the Wolverines apparently never even presented him with a deal.

Simply put, Michigan is going down a dangerous path of sitting on its hands for too long and missing out on any of the viable head coaches who are still available.

Dillingham shared that while Michigan never extended him an official offer, Arizona State is where he wants to be. It's his alma mater, and it's the team he got his first head coaching job with, leading the Sun Devils to a College Football Playoff berth just a year ago.

"College football... is absolutely chaotic," Dillingham said. "You've got to have a plan to stay aggressive in this thing for three, four, or five years down the road."

Well, apparently, his contract will do just that, and Dillingham will be spearheading that charge with the Sun Devils and not the Wolverines.

Michigan can still go after Alabama's Kalen DeBoer, even though the Crimson Tide just secured its first-round win in the CFP over Oklahoma, and he is becoming an increasingly difficult target. The Wolverines could also target a slew of coaches in the NFL, but they are undeniably running out of options and time.