With three games remaining in a wildly disappointing 2026 season, Michigan football made a notable – and, for its fans, eagerly awaited – coaching change.
The Wolverines have fired offensive coordinator Jason Beck, USA TODAY Sports' John Brice confirmed Sunday, Nov. 8, following a 5-4 start to the season that's been marred by a frustratingly stagnant offense.
The move came one day after a 15-6 home loss to rival Michigan State, a game in which Michigan managed just 192 yards of total offense. The Spartans entered the game winless in the Big Ten and riding a six-game losing streak
This season, the Wolverines are 126th of 138 FBS teams in scoring offense, at just 19.6 points per game. If a 52-17 Week 3 win against lowly UTEP is taken out of the equation,
that average drops to 15.5 points per game. In six of its nine games this season, Michigan has failed to score at least 20 points.
First-year Wolverines head coach Kyle Whittingham largely avoided the question when asked after the Michigan State loss about making a change at coordinator.
"Not right now. As I'm sitting here at this podium, no," Whittingham said. "But at some point we've got to have results. I mean, it's a result-driven business. And it's a bottom-line business. And we're going to die with everything after the season and determine what the best course of action is. But not right here, right now."
Beck arrived in Ann Arbor with first-year Wolverines head coach Kyle Whittingham after the two worked together last season at Utah. In 2025, the Utes averaged 41.3 points per game, ranking them fourth among FBS teams.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Michigan fires OC Jason Beck after ugly loss to rival Michigan State
