SALT LAKE CITY — It didn’t long take long for the Whittinghams to make the switch. Despite a rich history with BYU football, the family went from blue to red as soon as patriarch Fred Whittingham was hired as Utah’s defensive coordinator in 1992. There’s been a Whittingham with the Utes ever since.
“Blood is thicker than water,” said Utah coach Kyle Whittingham. “I say that all the time, but we’re a very close family and family is everything to us.”
As such, he noted that their team allegiances changed “overnight” in support of his dad.