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NFL coach Jim Harbaugh added to lawsuit about hacking allegations against former assistant
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FILE - Former NFL and University of Michigan assistant football coach Matt Weiss leaves federal court in Detroit, March 24, 2025. - photo by AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File
DETROIT (AP) — NFL coach Jim Harbaugh was added Friday to a lawsuit against the University of Michigan and a former assistant football coach who is accused of hacking into the computer accounts of college athletes across the U.S. to look for intimate photos. Attorneys claim Harbaugh, who was Michigan's coach, and others knew that Matt Weiss was seen viewing private information on a computer in December 2022 but still allowed him to continue working as co-offensive coordinator in a national playoff game roughly a week later. Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel and other officials were also added to the lawsuit in federal court in Detroit.