Michigan has placed offensive coordinator Matt Weiss on leave amid an investigation by the University of Michigan Police Department into alleged computer access crimes that occurred at Schembechler Hall in December.
ESPN and The Detroit News first reported on the police investigation. A Michigan football spokesman confirmed Weiss is on leave, but gave no further information on his status in the program. Weiss did not immediately respond to a message asking for comment.
According to a statement from Crystal James, Deputy Chief of Police for the UMPD: “The University of Michigan Police Department is investigating a report of computer access crimes committed at Schembechler Hall on December 21-23, 2022. As this is an ongoing investigation, there is no further information to share.”
No one is named in a Michigan crime log entry for Jan. 5, when police responded to a complaint at Schembechler Hall and determined a crime may have been committed. According to the log, an employee reported fraudulent activity involving unauthorized access to university email accounts.
Michigan law prohibits access to computers, computer systems, and computer networks for certain fraudulent purposes and intentional and unauthorized access, modification, corruption, or destruction of computers, computer systems, computer networks, computer software programs, and data. It also prohibits the sending of certain electronic messages.
Weiss, 39, joined the Michigan staff ahead of the 2021 season after 12 seasons in the Baltimore Ravens organization. Before that, he was a graduate assistant to Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh at Stanford. Weiss coached quarterbacks last season and was promoted to co-offensive coordinator in 2022.
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