But they were about football stats, not roaming the sideline. Trading in his helmet and pads for a Sharpie pen and visor was never in the cards. At least not until much, much later. Not until recently, in fact.
When Alex was 8, Kyle Whittingham would get home late from work during his days as Utah’s defensive coordinator, check in on his son fast asleep in his bed and he’d hear him sleep-talking about statistics regarding his favorite football team at the time, the Tennessee Titans.
So when football ended last December — at least the suited-up version of it — Alex Whittingham found himself at a bit of a crossroads.