Michigan TE Issues Apology After Trashing Coaching Staff in Leaked Text Thread
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0 Share Newsweek is a Trust Project member See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Five games into the Kyle Whittingham era at Michigan , and things don't look much different than the end of the Sherrone Moore era.
The Wolverines lost their second straight game over the weekend — a 20-14 defeat to Minnesota — and some feel UM should have a 2-3 record instead of 3-2 after a dramatic and controversial finish in its season-opening win over Western Michigan.
Things reached a fever pitch over the weekend, however, after a text conversation between several Michigan football players was leaked.
Tight end Zack Marshall was one of the players being highly critical of offensive coordinator Jason Beck and the team’s offensive scheme in the Minnesota loss, and after the messages were leaked, Marshall issued a public apology for throwing his coaches under the bus.
“Last weekend, in the hours after we lost, I made some inappropriate comments that I regret,” Marshall posted on X . “This game is won and lost as a team, and I pointed fingers instead of taking accountability. I let my frustrations speak for me in an emotional moment.
“I apologize to my teammates and coaches for the unnecessary drama that this has caused. I will always be proud to represent Michigan and will continue to give everything I have for this program. I love Ann Arbor, the University of Michigan, and Team 147.”
According to ESPN, the Michigan coaching staff is aware of the leaked messages and they’ve addressed the incident with Marshall.
A few of the incriminating messages are below.
“He had a meeting w all the tights and told us none of us are valuable to this offense,” one message read.
“Basically our offense sucks cause if you blitz us we have no answers… we have an extra OL on the field every play and run different versions of power read every play. Also beck tells Bryce where to go on every play and it gets strapped. Bryce is a good qb, beck is a problem. (I never said this and this better not ever leave this group chat),” a second message said.
“Ts worse than Sheronne (minus the findings and other evidence),” read a third message.
There’s no arguing Michigan's offense has struggled mightily this season. The Wolverines rank 105th in the country in scoring (23 points per game) and 122nd in yards per game (315.8).
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