MATT WEISS

Jim Harbaugh says that Michigan might not be perfect, but that the football program “doesn't get any better” compared to other programs.

Jim Harbaugh’s group of assistant coaches cashed in on nearly $2.5 million in contract bonuses following the 2022 season, one that saw Michigan repeat as Big Ten champions and return to the College Football Playoff. Michigan offensive coordinators Matt Weiss and Sherrone Moore earned the most, each collecting $525,000 in bonus payouts to supplement their already lucrative salaries. Moore and Weiss both earned promotions before the 2022 season, both in their responsibilities (play-calling) and pay (Moore earned a $900,000 salary, while Weiss made $850,000). Minter, whose base salary was $900,000, missed out on an additional $100,000 after Michigan’s scoring defense finished third in the Big Ten. Add all that up (it’s a lot, we know) and Michigan was set to pay out $2,475,000 in bonus payouts and incentives following another successful season.

An investigation by the University of Michigan alleges fired assistant football coach Matt Weiss inappropriately accessed computer accounts of others at the school, acts that drew police attention and later resulted in his dismissal, according to records obtained by The Ann Arbor News/ MLive. MLive obtained documents pertaining to Weiss’ dismissal and near two-year stint at Michigan on Monday following a public-records request with the university. Related: U-M fires co-OC Matt Weiss amid police investigation into ‘computer access crimes’Michigan co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss talks to the media in Scottsdale, Ariz. on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022. He was promoted by Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh a year later, to co-offensive coordinator and tasked with helping call plays during the 2022 season. He was replaced on Jan. 27 by Kirk Campbell, who was elevated from his off-the-field analyst role to quarterbacks coach.

Michigan fired football co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss in January after he failed to attend a meeting to discuss whether he had gained access to computer accounts that belonged to other people.

Jim Harbaugh is reportedly not done making changes to his coaching staff, and this one involves the return of a familiar face. Chris Partridge, who spent five seasons at Michigan before departing in 2020 to become co-defensive coordinator at Ole Miss, is expected to be hired as an assistant coach, On3′s Matt Zenitz reports. Partridge, 42, spent the last three years coaching safeties and helping coordinate the Ole Miss defense. He abruptly left for Ole Miss following the 2019 season, for a zero-dollar pay raise and co-coordinator role alongside D.J. Michigan is coming off a 13-1 season, its best yet under Harbaugh, that saw the team beat rivals Michigan State and Ohio State, win a second straight Big Ten title and reach the College Football Playoff.

Parting with OC Matt Weiss gave Jim Harbaugh a chance to upgrade his coaching staff's recruiting acumen, but he went with an unproven coach instead.

Changes to the Michigan coaching staff have become a yearly thing under Jim Harbaugh, and college football in general. But for the first time in Harbaugh’s eight-plus years in Ann Arbor, the staff was heading for zero turnover. Another well-regarded member of the extended staff, Campbell is the second analyst-turned-coach on the Michigan staff in the Harbaugh era. Michigan defensive coordinator Jesse Minter talks to the media at the JW Marriott Camelback Inn in Scottsdale, Ariz. on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022. Michigan offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore speaks with players before Michigan faces off against Colorado State at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022.

Michigan announced Friday that it has elevated Kirk Campbell from offensive analyst to quarterbacks coach. “I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to serve as quarterbacks coach at the University of Michigan,” Campbell said in a statement. “I enjoy my relationship with Coach Harbaugh and our staff, and I look forward to working with them as we develop, mentor and coach great players. Weiss also served as co-offensive coordinator in 2022, but Campbell’s title is limited to quarterbacks coach. Prior to Penn State, Campbell was the offensive coordinator and assistant head coach at Division II Alderson Broaddus in West Virginia for five seasons.

With Matt Weiss no longer on staff, fired Friday afternoon after word got out that he was under police investigation for “computer access crimes,” Jim Harbaugh shifts his focus to finding a replacement. On the latest “Wolverine Confidential” podcast, MLive’s Aaron McMann, Ryan Zuke and Andrew Kahn discuss some potential names on a short-list of candidates, including a top internal choice, a splashy outside hire and an outside-the-box option. In the end, however, it’s going to all come down to which direction Harbaugh wants to go. Plus, the guys update Michigan men’s and women’s basketball, the hockey team and plenty more. Give the episode a listen via the embedded player below, or search for us (”Wolverine Confidential”) on your preferred podcasting platform.

Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Matt DePerno, who lost a bid to unseat Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel in November, to be the next state Republican Party chair. Perhaps most importantly, Matt knows that his number one job is uniting the party!” Trump wrote. The chair race will be decided during the Republican state convention scheduled for Feb. 17-18 in Lansing. After the Nov. 8 election, DePerno cited a lack of support from the party as a motivation to run for state Republican Party chair. In addition to the attorney general race, Democrats defeated the Republican candidates for governor and secretary of state.

Michigan has fired co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss, who is under investigation by university police for a report of "computer access crimes."

Michigan co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Matt Weiss has been fired by the university. “After a review of University policies, the athletic department has terminated the appointment of co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Matt Weiss,” Manuel said in the statement. Shortly after Manuel announced the firing, Weiss responded to the news with a post on social media. “I have nothing but respect for the University of Michigan and the people who make it such a great place. Before Michigan, Weiss served in multiple roles for the Baltimore Ravens from 2009-2020.

Michigan has fired co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss.

Michigan football has fired co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss after police launched an investigation into “computer access crimes” at the team facility.

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh told NCAA investigators in multiple meetings this week that he will not agree to an unethical conduct charge, according to a person familiar with the situation. Michigan announced two weeks ago that it received a notice of allegations from the NCAA that the governing body is looking into potential rules infractions within the football program. The investigation involves impermissible texts and calls — including some by Harbaugh — to high school prospects during part of a pandemic-related dead period for contact with potential recruits.

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The Michigan Wolverines have placed co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss on paid leave amid a police investigation into computer crimes at the school's training center.

Michigan has placed offensive co-coordinator and QBs coach Matt Weiss on leave, athletic department spokesman Kurt Svoboda confirmed Tuesday night.

ESPN reports that Michigan Wolverines co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss has been placed on leave following a police investigation involving a report of computer access crimes.

ESPN reports that Michigan Wolverines co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss has been placed on leave following a police investigation involving a report of computer access crimes.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A cloudy offseason just got a bit more dramatic, with the Michigan football program placing co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Matt Weiss on paid leave as police probe the offices at Schembechler Hall, MLive has learned. Weiss, 39, is believed to be the subject of an investigation into a report of “computer access crimes,” ESPN reports. “Matt Weiss is on leave,” team spokesman Dave Ablauf confirmed Tuesday night. Before his time at Michigan, Weiss spent 12 years on the staff of the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens, rising from the ranks of low-level assistant to position coach. Just yesterday, Harbaugh, whose own future at Michigan was cloudy amid NFL interest, said he would return to the sidelines in 2023.

Late in the third quarter against Hawaii on Sept. 10, Michigan sophomore quarterback Davis Warren took the field in a game for the first time in nearly three years. Warren was named Michigan’s scout team player of the year as he climbed up the depth chart heading into 2022. RELATED: Michigan walk-on QB Davis Warren already has beaten the oddsWhen people questioned him why he chose to go to Michigan and told him he probably would never play, he said he wasn’t going to sell himself short. He spent the first three years at powerhouse Los Angeles Loyola High School as a backup but was in line to start at Peddie in 2019. “If he had played a full high school career, he would have been a major recruit,” Weiss said.

“We’ve got to get better in the red zone,” running back Blake Corum said. Once reaching the red zone -- the opponent’s 20-yard line -- Michigan is scoring a touchdown 63.6 percent of the time, a rate that ranks 58th in FBS. Michigan got all the way inside the Michigan State 10-yard line four times this past Saturday and scored two touchdowns. “It’s harder to move the ball in general (in the red zone),” he said. The Michigan offense has not been very good at this so far, especially on deep passes.

Iowa doesn’t always have a bunch of superstars, but they hard and smart and work well together. That’s especially true against Iowa, and Taylor’s performance will help determine which team wins that battle. He makes this list because he’ll need a career game for Iowa to pull off the upset. Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz defended Petras earlier this week, saying that the entire offense has been out of sync. Iowa doesn’t have a star running back, so Petras will have to shoulder the load if the Hawkeyes are going to score enough to hang with Michigan.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — J.J. McCarthy was the first one to admit his play last Saturday wasn’t the best. Among them were the two fumbles he accounted for, both recovered by the Michigan offense, averting disaster that could have swung the Wolverines’ 34-27 victory over Maryland. So, how did McCarthy respond this week in practice? “Classic J.J.,” quarterbacks coach Matt Weiss, who doubles as Michigan’s co-offensive coordinator, told reporters on Wednesday. “It’s really hard with quarterbacks, just because they don’t get the contact in practice that other guys do.

The Michigan Wolverines survived their first challenge of the 2022 season with some record-setting contributions by junior running back Blake Corum and senior tight end Luke Schoonmaker to defeat the Maryland Terrapins 34-27 in the Big House.

Michigan football, in every sense, is a step up from Georgetown. She needed a push, and it led to phone conversations with Harbaugh in which he learned more about her work with Georgetown football. “I have always believed in providing opportunities for individuals who are passionate about football and Mimi is someone who has shown that drive to become a football coach,” Harbaugh said in a statement at the time. In fact, little brother has flipped it, calling her “Coach Bolden-Morris” is in a faux serious voice now and then. I think she’s in the right profession.”“She’s asking questions but also making suggestions,” said Moore, co-offensive coordinator.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — If there was ever a year for Michigan football to debut first-time play callers, this was it. “Play calling’s been good, play calling’s been smooth, play calling’s been great,” Moore told reporters on Wednesday. “We always think there’s things to improve, but the (lack of) pre-snap penalties are really on the players,” Moore said. He’s helped bring all of that to Michigan, while Moore remains focused on bringing a balanced approach to Saturdays. We’ll use analytics during a game, we’ll use it during game-planning, and we’ll use it during a game in certain situations.

These were among the handful of NCAA violations Michigan’s football and men’s basketball programs committed over a recent one-year period. ***In July of 2021, six Michigan basketball players -- four men and two women -- had a meal with an agent. ***While the student-athlete’s excuse was understandable in that instance, a separate violation involved Michigan’s recruiting director, who should certainly know better. And yet Courtney Morgan directed Michigan football coaches to contact recruits before they were allowed to do so. Michigan’s director of on-campus recruiting, Christina DeRuyter, who’d been on the job less than a month, was issued a verbal admonishment.

ANN ARBOR – One of J.J. McCarthy’s first plays from scrimmage Saturday against Colorado State brought Michigan fans out of their seats. Perhaps if that was high school McCarthy, a highly touted five-star recruit, he wouldn’t have had the speed to outrun a college defensive back, but the work he has put in with Michigan’s training staff paid off Saturday. “I don’t know when it happened with (strength and conditioning coach Ben Herbert) but he got my speed down to 4.5s, 4.4s. In order to get fast, you gotta run fast, and we’ve been doing a lot of that here.”Following Saturday’s 51-7 win, head coach Jim Harbaugh lauded McCarthy’s “electric” ability. “Coach Weiss, coming from the (Baltimore) Ravens and being with Lamar (Jackson), he has so much wisdom and knowledge about that quarterback run game,” McCarthy said.

ANN ARBOR – Last August, Michigan running backs coach Mike Hart told reporters that it was going to take more than two running backs to get through the 2021 season. Michigan once again has a clear one-two tandem heading into 2022 with Edwards and Corum, but how the depth chart shapes up behind them remains to be seen. Isaiah Gash, Leon Franklin, pretty darn good, too. “A guy that really popped the day before yesterday, big scrimmage, was a guy by the name of Isaiah Gash, who just did a tremendous job,” Harbaugh said. “He’s a talented guy,” Michigan co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss said on Aug. 7.

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — When it comes to offensive play-calling this fall for Michigan football, Jim Harbaugh has defaulted back to having multiple cooks in the kitchen. While Sherrone Moore has maintained his role as offensive line coach and co-coordinator, quarterbacks coach Matt Weiss has been promoted to co-coordinator himself and both assistants have been handed the keys to the playbook. Many of the same offensive players are back this year, including the quarterbacks, running back Blake Corum and four starters along the offensive line, setting the stage for a battle in the trenches. But here’s the bottom line: Expect Harbaugh, Moore and Weiss all to be involved in the play-calling. 6 in coaches’ poll; MSU 14thQB coach Matt Weiss adjusting to life on recruiting trailMel Tucker kick-started a college football contract surge, and Jim Harbaugh got left outMichigan offensive line takes shape early in camp

ANN ARBOR – Last season, Hassan Haskins became the first Michigan player to eclipse 1,300 rushing yards since his position coach, Mike Hart, did so in 2007. Although Haskins is now with the Tennessee Titans, Michigan still has plenty of explosiveness returning in the backfield with junior Blake Corum and sophomore Donovan Edwards. Linebacker Kalel Mullings split time between defense and running back in the spring and was one of the top standouts in April’s scrimmage, rushing for 36 yards on four carries, including a 21-yard scamper down the sideline. Although Mullings was recruited as a linebacker, he also played running back at Milton Academy and rushed for 371 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior. We’re not saying that Kalel is going to be Hassan, we’re just asking him to be Kalel.

Michigan’s only about a week into preseason camp, a collection of practice days designed to get the most out of players. But four practices in this time around, Harbaugh finds his team in a more advanced stage. “We’re further ahead than we were last year at this time,” Harbaugh said this week on the “In the Trenches” podcast with Michigan radio analyst Jon Jansen. “The defense didn’t change — (and) same with the offense,” Harbaugh said. “Coach Moore and coach Weiss are co-coordinators.

ANN ARBOR -- Matt Weiss held numerous different coaching responsibilities in his 12 years with the Baltimore Ravens from 2009-20. Since joining Jim Harbaugh’s staff at Michigan before the 2021 season, Weiss has added recruiting duties to his plate – a task that has been an eye-opening experience for the Wolverines’ quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator. “Recruiting is really important because we all understand that the quality of your players is the biggest input into your program,” Weiss told reporters Sunday inside Schembechler Hall. But I think I’m figuring out and learning fast.”Quarterback recruiting has saturated Wolverines’ message boards this offseason as Michigan missed out on two elite in-state quarterbacks. That’s why I’m here.’ Everybody would be like, ‘Wow, what’s wrong with this guy?’ But in college, that’s kind of what happens.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — As Michigan kicks into high gear with preseason camp, all eyes (and talk) are on quarterbacks Cade McNamara and J.J. McCarthy. McCarthy was limited in spring by an ailing right shoulder, and coaches and doctors ordered him not to throw the football. More: Michigan X-factor: Jim Harbaugh’s most intriguing QB battle yet“What that did for him was control the defense,” Weiss said. “He helped us win games, he was really effective, and he’s a really good player. He’s going to be really good.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Jim Harbaugh’s assistant coaches at Michigan all received new contracts with pay raises in recent months, making Sherrone Moore and first-year defensive coordinator Jesse Minter the highest-paid on staff. Weiss, meanwhile, signed a new three-year contract on Feb. 24 that boosted his pay from $600,000 to $850,000 per year, with identical performance bonuses. The duo have a tall task ahead of them following the abrupt departure of Michigan offensive coordinator Josh Gattis, whose pay topped $1 million annually. • Running backs coach Mike Hart signed a new two-year contract on Feb. 22 that will pay him $550,000, up from the $430,000 in 2021. Michigan is coming off a successful 2021 season in which it finished 12-2, won the Big Ten championship and earned a College Football Playoff berth.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Jim Harbaugh has preached collaboration among his coaches for years now at Michigan, and the 2022 season is going to be no different on offense. This year, Moore — who earned the co-coordinator title last year, but didn’t call any plays — will tag team everything with Weiss, Michigan’s quarterbacks coach, to help revamp the Wolverines’ offense. “Just because we know each other,” said Moore, Michigan’s offensive line coach, told reporters last Wednesday. “When you watch the tape, the first thing that you’d say is, ‘Wow, that is a great offense,’” Weiss said. “We set records and for Michigan, it was a historically great offense.

As Michigan’s football team nears the half-way mark of spring practice, there’s a growing belief that McCarthy — limited with an undisclosed injury to his right throwing shoulder — will be full-go by the time fall camp kicks off in early August. He’s rehabbing, he’s doing what he’s supposed to do,” quarterbacks coach and recently promoted co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss told reporters on Wednesday. “Which is the smart thing to do, to make sure a small problem doesn’t become a big problem,” Weiss said. “He’s in team drills — full team drills at times. However, Weiss said, there’s a belief that McCarthy could be back in a full-time capacity, throwing and all, by the start of fall camp.

For the first time in the Jim Harbaugh era, Michigan plans to enter a season with two coaches in charge of the play calling. The role of offensive coordinator has been murky in previous years. “Co-coordinators, and we’re going to split the play-calling duties,” Harbaugh said last week on the “In the Trenches” podcast, confirming his plan unveiled earlier this month. More: Michigan football sets date for spring game; practice begins today“Sherrone is going to be, really, dedicated to still coaching the offensive line, which is a huge undertaking,” Harbaugh said. “The fortunate thing is, we’ve got Sherrone Moore, Matt Weiss, Mike Hart, Ron Bellamy — and adding Grant Newsome, who was also here last year,” Harbaugh said.

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Michigan Wolverines Offensive Line/Co-Offensive Coordinator Sherrone Moore and Quarterbacks Coach Matt Weiss look on during the Big Ten Championship Game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Michigan Wolverines on December 04, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium, in Indianapolis, IL. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Each assistant coach has a clause in his employment agreement stipulating their eligibility for a bowl bonus. More: Harbaugh, assistants due more than $2M in bonuses for Big Ten title runA win in the national championship game would increased the bonus amount again, to $100,000. You can see a full breakdown of Michigan’s bowl bonus structure below in the chart below:The 2021 Michigan athletic-department sponsored bowl bonus plan. When you factor all of that in, Macdonald was Michigan’s highest-paid assistant coach in 2021. + Jim Harbaugh was not eligible for in this bowl bonus plan.

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — It’s not easy being the quarterback at Michigan, even on a 4-0 team. And at the end of the day, converting drives into touchdowns and winning football games are all that matters. He’s averaging 10.1 yards per attempt, a figure that ranks Michigan 11th in the country in that category. More: Why Michigan football isn’t rushing J.J. McCarthy’s development*******Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh and quarterback Cade McNamara (12) head to the end zone for warm-ups before their college football game against Western Michigan at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, on Saturday, September 4, 2021. “When we’re in those scenarios when we kind of have to throw our way back into a game,” McNamara said this week, “I’m more than capable of doing that.

Michigan already has a quarterback commit in the 2022 class, but it might not be done adding at the position. He said he talks with either Michigan director of player personnel Courtney Morgan or quarterbacks coach Matt Weiss almost every day. He also took a visit to Ole Miss last week and is scheduled to visit UCLA on Oct. 23. They rotated at quarterback (against Western Michigan and Northern Illinois), so I thought that was a good thing. Buy Wolverines gear: Fanatics, Nike, Amazon, LidsBuy Wolverines tickets: StubHub, SeatGeek, TicketmasterStream Wolverines games live: fuboTV, ESPN+, Sling

ANN ARBOR – It didn’t long for Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy to flash his five-star potential. “We’re blessed to have really talented players who can play at a high level,” Weiss said of McNamara and McCarthy. We’re thrilled with where he is.”RELATED: Michigan redshirt tracker: Which freshmen are most likely to play in more than 4 games? Weiss said handing a young quarterback the keys to an offense isn’t always the best thing for their development. Michigan believes true offense was on display in first half vs. Rutgers

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If there was any doubt about where things stand at quarterback for Michigan, its first-year coach in charge of the position crystalized it this week. Matt Weiss, in an interview on the “In the Trenches” podcast, referred to junior quarterback Cade McNamara as the Wolverines’ clear-cut No. Michigan just wrapped up its 15-practice spring schedule last weekend, which culminated with a closed-to-the-public spring game in Ann Arbor in which McNamara was named game MVP. Milton has since elected to transfer out of Michigan, leaving the 6-foot-1, 205-pound McNamara as the only quarterback on the roster with any college experience. is a highly-talented guy,” Weiss said.