Another day and yet another investigation for the Michigan Wolverines could further shake up the program.
According to Tony Garcia of the Detroit Free Press on Thursday, the FBI and the University of Michigan police department have been collaborating “for months” to look into computer offenses that former Wolverines offensive coordinator Matt Weiss committed. Weiss was let go by the university in January following the initiation of a criminal probe.
After learning about “computer access crimes” in Schembechler Hall towards the end of December, university police put Weiss on leave before choosing to fire him. Police acknowledged the FBI’s participation in an email to the Free Press, but he has not been taken into custody.
“The University of Michigan Police Department has partnered with the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding the Matt Weiss unauthorized computer access incident,” the email read. “Currently, the investigation is extensive, ongoing, and is of the utmost priority. Additional information will be provided when available.”
Weiss released a statement after his firing saying he anticipated “putting this matter behind me and returning my focus to the game I love.”
The 40-year-old had just completed his second season on Jim Harbaugh’s staff and first as co-offensive coordinator at the time of his firing. He came to Michigan in 2021 after spending more than a decade with the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens in a variety of assistant roles.
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Before coaching, he was a member of the Vanderbilt football team from 2001-03 as a walk-on punter, but never saw playing time in his collegiate career.
This issue has nothing to do with the other ongoing issue of the sign-stealing scandal. The NCAA launched an investigation into the matter last week before reportedly sending enforcement staffers to Michigan’s campus in Ann Arbor this week.
Suspended analyst Connor Stalions is accused of purchasing tickets to Michigan’s Big Ten and potential CFP opponents over a two-season span with the purpose of filming and decoding play-call signals.
Harbaugh has denied any wrongdoing.
