After each of his team's Tuesday afternoon practices in November, Utah coach Kyle Whittingham stopped for a brief interview and learned about the latest College Football Playoff rankings. His responses ranged from “zero reaction” to an expression of mild interest.
Whittingham saved his best answer for the last day of the month, following Utah’s 45-15 victory over Colorado in the regular-season finale. In the locker room Saturday night, as captured by a school-distributed video, he congratulated the players on another Pac-12 South championship, gave the game ball to the senior class and shouted, “Alabama lost today!