 He was reported to be the leading candidate for the Connecticut Huskies head football coach, an opening created when Randy Edsall left to replace Ralph Friedgen as the head coach at the University of Maryland, College Park following the 2010 season.However, Connecticut hired Paul Pasqualoni on January 13, 2011.Whipple signed a contract with the Cleveland Browns on January 30, 2011 to be their quarterback coach.