Warde Manuel asked for probe of Michigan’s athletic department

ORLANDO, Fla. —It was business as usual for Warde Manuel the last couple of weeks, helping lead Michigan’s search for a new head football coach. While the school hired executive search firm TurnkeyZRG to compile and vet a list of candidates, it was Manuel who ultimately recommended the hire of 66-year-old Kyle Whittingham on Friday. In a conversation with The Ann Arbor News/ MLive on Sunday, Manuel said he began to zero in on Whittingham about a week ago before issuing his recommendation to interim president...