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I wonder if Bronco Mendenhall would want the OC position. Only thing that makes me nervous is that he doesn't have P5 experience.
 
Gary Crowton is at SUU. He would be pretty easy to poach. What do the Runnin Utes on this board think of that option?
 
From what little I've heard is Christensen rubbed a lot of the other coaches on the offensive side the wrong way so it was mutual thing that he's going to A&M.
 
https://www.sltrib.com/sports/1992101-155/utah-football-sources-say-growing-rift

In the time since, three assistant coaches have left the program, and sources familiar with the situation tell The Salt Lake Tribune that the relationship between Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham and athletic director Chris Hill is severely fractured, perhaps irreparably.

Those sources, who requested anonymity so as not to not compromise their ties to the program, say Whittingham and Hill were on poor terms before the start of the season and that the rift widened in recent weeks. The two were scheduled to meet Friday, a source said.

Emails obtained through Utah’s open-records law show that Whittingham had suggested "a significant increase" in Sitake’s pay. Hill then offered what he considered a sizable raise, a figure that was redacted in the Dec. 5 email but amounted to an increase of $100,000 above his $500,000 salary over a two-year deal, according to a source.

"If this does not meet your expectations as a significant raise, please let me know," Hill wrote to Whittingham. "We do not want to lose Kalani to another defensive coordinator position so please let me know in that case if it involves money and/or other issues."

A source close to the athletic department said late Friday that Hill eventually made Sitake a final offer of three years at $750,000, with bonuses and incentives that could take the deal to $800,000.

A source said Hill’s inability to lock up Sitake made Whittingham feel that Hill was trying to sabotage his program.

Christensen also was offered a two-year deal, and Tuiaki and other assistants were offered one-year deals by the U., which redacted the amount of the offers because negotiations were ongoing at the time of the records request.
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I just spoke to a very intimate friend of the Whittinghams... They all grew up and played football together. And he just told me that Kyle is out. It has looked pretty bad for over a week, hence why all these assistants have been jumping ship. But yesterday was the move that unofficially broke the camels back. He and Hill have burned bridges and in the next 24 hrs it will be confirmed, Kyle Whittingham will be leaving Utah.

And no, this didn't all go down at Bestbuy... I spoke to this person at Golds (where Kyle's brother typically works out). Hell, I saw Kerry yesterday too but didn't have enough time to talk to him (was running late to a family appointment).
 
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