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Michigan parts ways with OC Jason Beck after loss to Michigan State, per report
By Sydney Hunte
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Michigan has fired offensive coordinator Jason Beck with three games remaining in the regular season, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. It comes one day after the Wolverines dropped to 5-4 (2-4 Big Ten) with a 15-6 loss to Michigan State. The Spartans snapped a four-game losing streak against the Wolverines with the victory.
Not too long after reporting the firing of Beck, Thamel also reported that Michigan has named Jim Harding the Wolverines’ interim offensive coordinator. Harding is currently Michigan’s offensive line coach and is a longtime Kyle Whittingham assistant.
Beck, who served as Whittingham’s offensive coordinator at Utah in 2025, was one of the initial hires to Whittingham’s Michigan staff. He oversaw a Utes offense that averaged 428.9 yards and 41.3 points per game, fourth in FBS in both categories. That was boosted by a rushing offense that totaled 266.3 yards per game, second only to Navy.
But Michigan has struggled mightily on offense in 2026. Bryce Underwood was benched in favor of true freshman Tommy Carr during the Wolverines’ Week 6 game against Penn State and hasn’t seen the field since. Carr has been marginally better in his three starts, but nowhere near what Michigan needs to be competitive in the B1G.
The numbers tell the full story. Michigan is second-last in the Big Ten in yards per game with 302.6 and points per game with 19.6. Only the Spartans have lower averages. The Wolverines’ 173.9 passing yards rank at the bottom of the conference.
Michigan has Oregon, UCLA, and Ohio State remaining on the schedule.