Utah sues former assistant coach who followed brother Kyle Whittingham to Michigan

Freddie Whittingham had been at the University of Utah since 2012.

(Phelan M. Ebenhack | AP) Utah tight ends coach Freddie Whittingham calls out instructions from the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Florida, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Gainesville, Fla.

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Jason Batacao

| Aug. 20, 2026, 6:00 a.m.

| Updated: 8:49 a.m.

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Jason BatacaoUniversity of Utah sports reporter

Jason Batacao, a former Oklahoma City resident who graduated from the University of Oklahoma, covers the University of Utah for The Salt Lake Tribune. When he’s not covering the Utes, Jason enjoys watching movies, playing on his Xbox Series X and reading books.