After several weeks of various name-dropping and rumors, it appears like Michigan is going to go the best route and hire Kyle Whittingham as the next coach. It's a great hire for a number of reasons. Whittingham is an experienced coach and will be a stabilizing force in a program that needs it. If offensive coordinator Jason Beck joins him as expected, it could lead to a succession program that works out well for the Wolverines in the long term.
But the first thing that Whittingham (and/or Beck) needs to do is make sure that quarterback Bryce Underwood is on board and ready to roll with this new regime.