Michigan OC Matt Weiss put on leave amid investigation into ‘computer access crimes’

The University of Michigan has placed co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Matt Weiss on furlough amid an investigation by university police into a report of computer access crimes over a three-day span last month. past.

The incident was reported at Schembechler Hall, where coach Jim Harbaugh and his staff have offices and where the Wolverines practice.

“Since this is an ongoing investigation, there is no additional information to share,” University of Michigan police said in a statement Wednesday.

Michigan offensive coordinator Matt Weiss has been suspended for computer access offenses

Weiss said in a statement to ESPN that he is fully cooperating with investigators and hopes the matter will be resolved. Weiss has not personally responded to messages from the media, including The Associated Press.

Harbaugh hired Weiss nearly two years ago as the quarterbacks coach and promoted him to co-offensive coordinator last season, giving him a share of playcalling duties with Sherrone Moore.

Michigan finished No. 3 in the AP Top 25 after winning the Big Ten title and losing in a College Football Playoff semifinal for the second straight year. Weiss’ suspension is just the latest in off-the-field headlines involving the Wolverines, and not necessarily for the right reasons.

On Monday, Harbaugh called the school president to say he was staying, ending another round of speculation that he would return to the NFL amid intense speculation linking him to the Denver Broncos following the firing of Nathaniel Hackett.

Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh, 59, is also dealing with NCAA issues.

Harbaugh’s future was once up in the air after intense speculation linking him to the NFL.

The former San Francisco 49ers head coach (2011-2014) is also apparently at odds with Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel despite recent success on the field after school president Santa Ono , communicated that Harbaugh would stay for the next season, instead of coming from the team. athletic department.

The pair haven’t always seen eye to eye after Manuel cut Harbaugh’s salary as part of a deal to keep him as head coach following a 2-4 season in 2020, which was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Michigan’s head coach is also dealing with an NCAA investigation into alleged rule violations that includes a Tier I charge for misleading investigators. If he is convicted, Harbaugh could face a suspension at the start of the 2022-23 season. The 59-year-old is being investigated for impermissible recruitment during a dead period and using analysts as coaches in the field, a possible Tier II charge.

Tier I charges represent the most serious offenses in the eyes of the NCAA.

Defensive lineman Mazi Smith was arrested in October for possession of a weapon without a license.

Michigan defensive lineman Mazi Smith also made recent headlines after he was arrested in October for speeding in Ann Arbor. During the stop, a weapon was found in his vehicle without the 21-year-old possessing a concealed pistol license (CPL). He was later arrested.

Two months after his arrest, Smith was charged with a felony charge of carrying a concealed weapon, though the charge was dismissed on December 8.

Meanwhile, Weiss, 39, was on the staff of the Baltimore Ravens, led by Jim Harbaugh’s brother John, from 2009 to 2020. He was also a graduate assistant for four years at Stanford, working on Jim’s staff. Harbaugh for two seasons

Weiss, from New Haven, Connecticut, graduated from Vanderbilt in 2005.