{
  "id": 20164110,
  "title": "Dave Portnoy calls for firing of Michigan’s Kyle Whittingham",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/dave-portnoy-calls-for-firing-of-michigans-kyle-whittingham",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-15T11:13:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dave-portnoy-calls-firing-michigan-111304182.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy has called for the immediate dismissal of Michigan's head coach Kyle Whittingham. The comments come after the Wolverines suffered another heartbreaking loss, falling 31-7 to Oregon on Saturday. This defeat marked the fifth loss in seven games for Michigan, who had previously opened the season with a 3-0 record. Portnoy expressed his frustration, stating that he would rather see Michigan continue losing than have Whittingham remain in charge. He urged the team to lose every game by a wide margin for the remainder of the season in order to force a coaching change. Whittingham, who had previously enjoyed success as Utah's head coach, took over at Michigan in his first season. However, his tenure has not met expectations, and the pressure on him continues to mount. Michigan remains with two regular-season games left, including a home game against UCLA and a rivalry matchup against Ohio State.",
  "summary": "Dave Portnoy has made his stance on Kyle Whittingham's future at Michigan clear after another disappointing loss for the Wolverines.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}