Jim Harbaugh added to lawsuit against former Michigan co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss

The legal furor over the allegations against former Michigan co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss have officially reached Jim Harbaugh.

The former Michigan head coach and current Los Angeles Chargers head coach was added as a defendant to a class-action lawsuit filed by 11 anonymous students against Weiss, who is accused of hacking the email, social media and cloud storage accounts of thousands of female athletes and downloading intimate photos and videos, per The Athletic.

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The complaint reportedly was re-filed on Friday in federal court in Michigan and claims that Harbaugh knew Weiss had been accessing the plaintiffs’ private information when allowing him to coach in the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31, 2022. Weiss’ alleged crimes were reportedly flagged to school police in the days before that game.

Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel and former university president Santa Ono were also reportedly added to the complaint.

From The Athletic:

“Naming head coach Jim Harbaugh and athletic director Warde Manuel in this complaint reflects our belief that leadership at the highest levels either knew of these threats or deliberately ignored them, prioritizing athletic prestige and profit over the safety and dignity of students,” attorney Parker Stinar said in an emailed statement. “By placing athletic success and financial interests above accountability, transparency, and student welfare, the University failed in its basic duty of care.”

Weiss was placed on administrative leave two weeks after the Fiesta Bowl, which Michigan lost, and fired days after that. He was formally charged with a crime in March earlier this year, on 14 counts of unauthorized access to computers and 10 counts of aggravated identity theft. He faces a maximum of five years in prison for each unauthorized access charge and two years for each…

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Author : Jack Baer

Publish date : 2025-06-29 00:49:00

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