After the worst nine-game stretch any coordinator has ever had with Michigan football, Jason Beck was finally fired by Kyle Whittingham on Sunday, according to Pete Thamel of ESPN.
Sources: Michigan has fired offensive coordinator Jason Beck. pic.twitter.com/NxLUgeRc0N
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) November 8, 2026
It was an abrupt change. On Saturday, after a miserable 15-6 loss to Michigan State, Whittingham said he didn't see any reason to make a change.
Less than 24 hours later, Beck, boasting an offense that ranks outside the top 100 in just about every catgeory, was let go, in a move that will prove costly for the Wolverines. Beck was signed to a three-year contract and was the highest-paid offensive coordinator in college football.
Yet, Beck failed miserably as the Michigan play-caller. It started with Bryce Underwood. Beck was hired to help develop Underwood after a disappointing freshman season.
Instead, Underwood, trying to function in an offensive system where the Rhino was the centerpiece, a backup offensive lineman, by the way, took a step back. Midway through the season, Tommy Carr was inserted as the quarterback.
Carr rallied the Wolverines past Penn State. He also won his first road start against Rutgers, but Michigan didn't score a touchdown against Indiana, despite three first-and-goal opportunities, then didn't score in the first 58 minutes against Michigan State.
There was a third-and-8 call against the Spartans on Saturday night, and Beck called a run play up the middle. Maybe Whittingham finally watched the film. Who knows what changed, but it's not going to fix anything at this point.
Kyle Whittingham waited too long to make the obvious move
Firing Beck is fine. It needed to happen. His arrogance was shocking, only surpassed by his stubbornness.
However, it's way too late. If firing Beck was going to save the season, it needed to happen after the Indiana game. Frankly, it should have happened after Minnesota. It was so clear that Beck had no idea what he was doing, at least when it came to coordinating an offense in the Big Ten.
Beck can go back to the Big 12 and find success. That's where he belongs. This level is just too much for him.
The same is true for Whittingham. Firing Beck is just the latest example of that. Maybe he remebered Ohio State is still on the schedule or woke up to the fact that if he is about to get fired.
If Michigan had an athletic director, Whittingham probably would be fired. At the same time, someone had to authorize firing Beck. That move will cost millions, so if that can happen, moving from Whittingham should be right around the corner.
Hell, it should have happened today.
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