Someone needs to fire Kyle Whittingham.
Whether Michigan hires an athletic director soon or the incoming president allows Warde Manuel to make the move, Jason Beck was fired Sunday. Kyle Whittigham should be fired tomorrow.
After a 31-7 loss to Oregon, a game in which the Wolverines allowed 467 yards and four touchdown passes and 347 yards to Dylan Raiola, while finishing with less than 300 total yards.
Savion Hiter had a 70-yard touchdown run. Outside of that, Michigan barely had over 200 yards. Tommy Carr and Bryce Underwood combined to go 6-for-20 for 71 yards.
Michigan battled for a while, but this program isn't about moral victories. It has scored 19 points in the last three losses. Michigan scored 19 points in the loss to Iowa. Against Minnesota, the Wolverines only had 14 because the defense intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown. It also intercepted another pass that gave Michigan prime field position.
So, in the last four losses, Michigan has scored two touchdowns that didn't come off a turnover: Saturday's 70-yard touchdown from Hiter. Outside of that, there were two field goals against Indiana and a late touchdown against Michigan State.
It's hard to find the words to describe just how bad Michigan football has been on offense this season. It took 10 games to get a 100-yard rusher. Hiter's run was only the second explosive run all season for Kyle Whittingham's team, even though it averaged 210 rushing yards a season ago.
Not only was the offense bad, the defense was, too. At least on Saturday. Michigan State pushed Michigan around, too.
A week after the embarrassing loss to Michigan State, there is no reason to keep Kyle Whittingham next season. Who would want to play for him? There will be a mass exodus if he stays, and transfer portal players aren't going to want to come either.
Michigan's money will help. But even if Whittingham gets good players, there isn't a single reason to believe he will know what to do with them. Guys haven't gotten better. Players haven't been put in a position to succeed, and it feels like the will of the defense was broken weeks ago.
Honestly, the 31-7 score didn't represent how lopsided the game was. Whittingham is detached from the team. He doesn't even have any fire, and on one defensive huddle, he was 50 yards away.
Michigan defense getting ready to go out for its second drive pic.twitter.com/DsltDNluGn
— Clayton Sayfie (@CSayf23) November 14, 2026
After a 5-5 record and no sign it will ever get any better, Michigan needs to cut bait, sooner rather than later.
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