Former University of Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh named in class action suit against Matt Weiss

Former University of Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh was named in an ongoing class-action suit against the school over allegations that a former offensive coordinator illegally accessed student accounts to download their personal, intimate images

Former University of Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh was named in an ongoing class-action suit against the school over allegations that a former offensive coordinator illegally accessed student accounts to download their personal, intimate images.

Harbaugh, now head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers, led the Wolverines from 2015 to 2023. Co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss was hired at the University of Michigan in 2021 and terminated in 2023 for allegedly gaining unauthorized access to other people’s computer accounts.

Head coach Jim Harbaugh of the Los Angeles Chargers at The Bolt in El Segundo, Calif., on June 12.Ric Tapia / Getty Images fileThe U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan charged Weiss in March with 14 counts of unauthorized access to computers and 10 counts of aggravated identity theft. According to a federal indictment, he had unauthorized access to a platform with personal identifying information about student-athletes from more than 100 colleges and universities across the country.

He then allegedly used that information to hack into the personal accounts of 3,300 students and alumni with the help of additional internet research. Federal prosecutors allege that he mostly targeted female student-athletes, downloading intimate photos and videos from their private accounts.

He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.