Saturday night was the end. Kyle Whittingham and his Michigan Wolverines lost 15-6 to the Michigan State Spartans. They could not muster 200 yards of offense.
Michigan football had a chance to clinch bowl eligibility this past weekend against Michigan State, but failed to do so, falling 15-6 to one of the worst teams in the conference.
A day after firing offensive coordinator Jason Beck, Michigan Wolverines head coach Kyle Whittingham could make another major decision for the offense.
When Michigan hired Kyle Whittingham in December 2025, it was viewed as a safe move to stabilize a program that was dealing with continuous off-field drama.
It's been a weekend for Michigan football, and not a good one. The Wolverines lost their first game to rival Michigan State on Saturday for the first time since 2021.
The Michigan Wolverines lost in stunning fashion to the Michigan State Spartans in this game. Michigan was on the verge of getting shut out at home for the first time since 1967 before they scored a meaningless touchdown with just a few minutes left, already down 15-0.
Michigan’s offense hit rock bottom in an embarrassing 15-6 rivalry loss to Michigan State, and Kyle Whittingham wasted no time swinging the axe. Less than 24 hours later, he fired offensive coordinator Jason Beck.
Michigan entered this game with an outside chance at the College Football Playoff. They were 5-3 with Oregon, UCLA, and Ohio State still on the schedule.
Michigan fired Jason Beck on Sunday after the Wolverines suffered an embarrassing 15-6 loss to Michigan State on Saturday. Beck's time in Ann Arbor lasted nine games and fans have been pushing to see Beck out the door for weeks now.
After a disastrous loss to Michigan State on Saturday night, Michigan made the move to fire offensive coordinator Jason Beck after nine games. The move was made as the Wolverines have one of the worst offenses among Power Four programs.
Michigan is making a coaching staff change. The Wolverines lost to Michigan State, 15-6, on Saturday. Michigan dropped to an embarrassing 5-4 on the season with the loss.
Something had to give for the Michigan Wolverines.
Michigan head coach Kyle Whittingham is facing more pressure after an ugly loss to rival Michigan State on Saturday, and he did not really do himself any favors with his postgame comments.
Michigan suffered a loss to in-state rival Michigan State.
For however uninspiring the 2026 Michigan Wolverines looked over their first eight games, they managed to find a new low on Saturday. In a matchup with the in-state rival Michigan State Spartans, Kyle Whittingham's program managed to go scoreless until the final two minutes of regulation.
The Kyle Whittingham era is over. It may not end on Sunday. It may not end at the end of the season. But Kyle Whittingham’s chance to be successful as Michigan’s head coach came and went on Saturday night as his Wolverines were embarrassed 15-6 at the hands of the Michigan State Spartans.
Sometimes in the world of college football, a program gets its head-coaching search wrong. It appears that may be the case in Ann Arbor, Michigan, as the Michigan Wolverines are putting together one of their worst offensive seasons in recent memory, begging the question of how long Kyle Whittingham will last as head coach.
Former Michigan Wolverines running back Mike Hart once called the Michigan State Spartans their "little brother." That hasn't changed. This isn't the only rivalry in college football where there's a younger sibling. With that in mind, let's take a look at this series and four others.
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