Urban Meyer praises Kyle Whittingham’s Michigan hire, calls new rivalry 'ironic but fitting'

Key Highlights

• Even if it puts him opposite another of Meyer’s closest friends, Ryan Day, the Wolverines made a good hire. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“You’ve got two of my guys coaching in The Game,” Meyer said.
• “Kyle and I go all the way back to Utah, and Ryan has done an incredible job at Ohio State.
• I’ll probably take a hiatus that week and just enjoy watching two elite coaches go at it.”Whittingham served as Meyer’s defensive coordinator at Utah before taking over the program in 2005.
• The pair have remained close ever since, often trading advice and philosophy, something Whittingham acknowledged at his Michigan introduction.“I don’t know if Urban Meyer’s a four-letter word in this room,” Whittingham joked.
• “But Urban and I are very tight.