Jason Beck fired and Michigan fans want 'Kyle Whittingham next, please'

Michigan football has made a midseason move. The Wolverines have fired offensive coordinator Jason Beck on Sunday, Nov. 8, the program announced, less than 24 hours after a mortifying 15-6 loss to Michigan State one night earlier. Michigan's offense has been a focal point for 5-4 season, with much of the blame heaped on Beck, who came from Utah with coach Kyle Whittingham ahead of the 2026 season.“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.“Beck was well-regarded as the offensive coordinator for the Utah Utes under Whittingham, but his offensive schemes have not produced positive results in Ann Arbor, with Michigan currently sitting at No. 126 out of 138 FBS schools in yards per game (302.6).Jim Harding, the offensive line coach and assistant head coach, was named interim offensive coordinator for the remainder of the regular season.And based on the reactions from many Michigan fans online, he will not be missed. Here's a selection of those reactions.[ Want to fire Kyle Whittingham? Here's what it would cost Michigan ]Jason Beck fired, here are reactionsBREAKING: Michigan has fired offensive coordinator Jason Beck.LETS GOO pic.twitter.com/EJApj15R4o— Nick Brandel (@MotorCityBanter) November 8, 2026THANK GOD!!!!!! https://t.co/QjfC9wGEam— BluePrintJay (@BluePrintJay) November 8, 2026Jason Beck fired, now Kyle Whittingham next please #GoBlue— Dan Colucci (@coluccid2) November 8, 2026Oof. Jason is a talented coach and is a Coug. Bummed it went so poorly for him there. https://t.co/XNHZo0gLSA— Geoff Johnston (@geoffjBYU) November 8, 2026Kyle Whittingham could only deflect the Jason Beck questions for so long. A change was a must. Especially if he wants another year at #Michigan, and as of now, it's hard to imagine another year.— Trent Knoop (@TrentKnoop) November 8, 2026Did I wake up from a dream is Jason beck fired??? @NateLewis77— Young OG👑🌍 (@Loso_ThePrynce) November 8, 2026Michigan has fired offensive coordinator Jason Beck in the middle of the season.The Wolverines are 5-4, and in Ann Arbor that's not good enough. The play-calling change is coming now, not in December.#GoBlue#Michigan#CFB#CollegeFootball#BigTen— Tommy Zukoski (@tjzukoski) November 8, 2026BREAKING: Michigan has fired offensive coordinator Jason Beck after 9 games.The Wolverines’ offense is 126th in the FBS so far this year (4th in their own state behind WMU, EMU, and CMU). pic.twitter.com/hYqzIrXHt9— CFB Kings (@CFBKings) November 8, 2026I said last night in my post-game video this needed to happen within the next 24 hours. There’s a long way to go to get this thing back on track. But this was the no-brainer first step. https://t.co/2c9wkJAVKP— Scott Bell (@sbell021) November 8, 2026Need to catch up on the news during breakfast? Sign up for our Sports Briefing newsletter to get daily summaries of Detroit sports! You can reach Christian at cromo@freepress.com.This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Jason Beck fired and Michigan fans want 'Kyle Whittingham next, please'