{"id":2111,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/2111","headline":"Michigan fires offensive coordinator Jason Beck","dek":"The move comes less than 24 hours after a 15-6 loss to Michigan State dropped the Wolverines to 5-4.","body":"Michigan football made a midseason change on Sunday, Nov. 8, firing offensive coordinator Jason Beck. The decision followed a 15-6 loss to rival Michigan State the night before, a game that crystallized a season-long problem with the Wolverines' offense.\n\nBeck came to Michigan from Utah alongside head coach Kyle Whittingham, where he had built a strong reputation running the Utes' offense. That success did not translate in Ann Arbor. Michigan ranks No. 132 in the FBS in total offense and has been shut out in its past three first halves at home, numbers that put him among the lowest-performing coordinators in the sport despite being college football's highest-paid.\n\n\"The results have not matched our desired outcome, and I felt that a change in leadership was required for our offense,\" Whittingham said in a statement. \"We need to put our offensive players and the entire team in the best possible position to be successful.\"\n\nThe Wolverines are expected to owe a significant buyout as part of the split. Michigan fans have already begun speculating about potential replacements as the program looks to right its offense for the rest of the season.","published_at":"2026-11-08T23:51:48.639845+00:00","source_count":3,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Jason Beck fired and Michigan fans want 'Kyle Whittingham next, please'","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jason-beck-fired-michigan-fans-223936648.html"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Michigan fires Jason Beck: Wolverines will owe significant buyout after parting with struggling OC in Year 1","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/michigan-fires-jason-beck-offensive-coordinator-buyout/"},{"outlet":"The Athletic","publisher":"The Athletic","title":"Michigan fires Jason Beck, college football's highest-paid offensive coordinator: Source","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7765423/2026/11/08/michigan-fires-jason-beck-offensive-coordinator/"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Michigan State, Michigan both have miserable offenses. 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