Utah OC Jason Beck takes same position at Michigan

Utah offensive coordinator Jason Beck will join former Utes head coach Kyle Whittingham’s staff at Michigan and fill the same role with the Wolverines.

Whittingham confirmed the news during an appearance Thursday on ESPN’s “College GameDay,” calling the hiring “huge for us.”

“It’s going to be a big plus having him there in Ann Arbor,” Whittingham added.

Beck, 45, just completed his first season as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at No. 15 Utah (11-2), which routed Nebraska 44-22 on Wednesday in the Las Vegas Bowl. The Utes averaged 41.2 points and 482.9 yards of offense per game this season.

He previously served as the OC/QBs coach at New Mexico (2025) and Syracuse (2023) after coaching quarterbacks for Syracuse (2022), Virginia (2016-21) and his alma mater BYU (2013-15).

Also coming over from the Utah staff are Micah Simon as wide receivers coach, per CBS Sports, and Whittingham’s brother, Freddie, according to multiple reports Thursday.

A former BYU starting wide receiver, the 28-year-old Simon has spent the past four seasons in various college coaching positions, starting as offensive analyst at Syracuse in 2022 before holding receivers coach positions at Northern Colorado (2023), at New Mexico under Beck in 2024 and last season at Utah.

Freddie Whittingham started at Utah in 2012 with four years as director of player personnel before being promoted to tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator, a role he held for the past 10 seasons.

Freddie Whittingham has coached the likes of four-time all-conference selection Brant Kuithe and 2023 first-round draft pick Dalton Kincaid.

–Field Level Media