Kenny Dillingham next Michigan football coach? Speculation intensifies
Should Arizona State fans be worried about losing coach Kenny Dillingham to Michigan?
Speculation surrounding the coach and the open coaching job with the Wolverines has intensified since the ASU football coach’s name was first mentioned as a candidate for the job in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Several major college football voices are now pushing for Michigan to pursue Dillingham to replace Sherrone Moore, who was fired earlier this week.
One of those voices says that Dillingham was “tailor-made” for the Michigan job. Another says that Dillingham could win a title at Michigan. One says that Dillingham would be a perfect fit with the Wolverines.
Check out what some college football analysts are saying about Kenny Dillingham possibly being the next coach of the Wolverines in videos on social media.
Related: Kenny Dillingham speculation returns as Michigan fires Sherrone Moore
Josh Pate on ESPN: Michigan job ‘tailor-made’ for Kenny Dillingham
Pate said on Get Up: “I feel kind of strongly about this. That job looks tailor-made for a guy like Kenny Dillingham,” Pate said. “Kenny Dillingham has the right mix to me of, like, freshness but also really, really intense.”
On3’s Steve Wiltfong: Kenny Dillingham would become a top college football coach at Michigan
Wiltfong said: “If you put Kenny Dillingham at Michigan with a young Bryce Underwood, I think Michigan would be on track to have one of the best offenses in college football.”
On3’s J.D. Pickell: Kenny Dillingham my “No. 1 pick” for Michigan job
Pickell said: “You need new juice, you need new energy. Kenny Dillingham is that to a T. Excitement. Fun. Passion. He’s going to attack this job with all the enthusiasm in the world.”
Taylor Lewan on ESPN: Michigan should go after Kenny Dillingham
The former Michigan star said on Get Up: “Last year took his team to the playoff with a group of guys that were probably less talented than the rest of the College Football Playoff. He’s a winning head coach.”
Kenny Dillingham to Michigan discussed on recent college football podcasts
Recent podcasts by On3, Yahoo Sports, 365 Sports and PHNX Sports also discussed Kenny Dillingham’s possible candidacy as the head football coach of the Michigan Wolverines, potentially providing more nervousness for Arizona State football fans.
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Dillingham has reiterated many times that he isn’t leaving ASU, his alma mater. But that was before the Michigan job opened up, a job that would offer a lot of resources and could be intriguing to the Sun Devils coach. Of course, if he wasn’t interested in overtures from LSU and Florida, among others, the Michigan job isn’t much different.
What to know: Why was Sherrone Moore fired from Michigan football? Why was he arrested?
Could Arizona State football coach Kenny Dillingham be the next coach at Michigan? Speculation is increasing.
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