The FBI has joined the University of Michigan police department’s investigation of former assistant football coach Matt Weiss.
michigan wolverinesDeputy chief Melissa Overton confirmed the FBI’s involvement Thursday, adding that the investigation is “extensive, ongoing and is of the utmost priority,” and covers multiple states,Michigan executive associate athletic director Doug Gnodtke citied that the university collected evidence that Weiss had “inappropriately accessed” accounts at Schembechler Hall, which houses the school’s football offices.
Weiss was subsequently fired following his failure to attend a staff meeting to address the “fraudulent activity involving someone accessing university emails accounts without authorization.”Following his firing from the university, Weiss released a statement saying he is “putting this matter behind me and returning my focus to the game I love.”
The former co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach has yet to be hit with any criminal charges.Michigan Wolverines Co-Offensive Coordinator Matt Weiss looks on during the Big Ten Championship Game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Michigan Wolverines on Dec. 04, 2021.The incidents come after head coach Jim Harbaugh — who could be punished for Stalions’ purported actions — served a three-game suspension for recruiting violations during the COVID-19 dead period.
The Weiss investigation is “not related to the sign-stealing allegation in any way,” Overton said, according to the Detroit Free Press.How the out-of-nowhere rise of Bears viral QB Tyson Bagent inspired a promising thoroughbred — with our help
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