Michigan Tight End Who Bashed Offensive Coordinator Jason Beck Was Proved 100% Correct In Loss To Indiana

Michigan tight end Zack Marshall was forced to apologize for his comments about Jason Beck even though the new offensive coordinator proved him right with the loss to Indiana on Saturday. It was hard to watch.

The Wolverines had multiple opportunities to win the game but their offense consistently fell short.

There is no doubt that Beck had success while coaching college football in the Big 12. He has not adjusted to the Big Ten.

Michigan tight end Zack Marshall does not like his offensive coordinator.

Senior tight end Zack Marshall won a national title at at Michigan as a freshman in 2023 with Jim Harbaugh as head coach and Sherrone Moore as the offensive coordinator. And then he played the 2024 and 2025 seasons with Moore as the head coach and Kirk Campbell and Chip Lindsey as the offensive coordinators.

Marshall returned to Ann Arbor in 2026 with his fourth different offensive coordinator in four years. Kyle Whittingham was hired to replace Moore as head coach. Whittingham brought Jackson Beck with him from Utah.

The Wolverines have not looked impressive on that side of the ball. Michigan scored only 13 points against Western Michigan and 17 points against Oklahoma. It scored 19 points in a loss to Iowa. It scored 14 points in a loss to Minnesota.

Marshall was not happy with Beck. He expressed his frustrations with the offense in a group text thread that was leaked on the internet. His biggest gripe was with the coaching staff, not his teammates. Marshall said that Beck told his tight ends that they are not valuable to his system, runs a different version of the same power read on every play, and wastes Bryce Underwood’s talent.

Whoever leaked his messages to social media is a giant loser but Marshall learned his lesson. He issued the following apology:

“Last weekend, in the hours after we lost, I made some inappropriate comments that I regret. The 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.”

The coaching staff was aware of the situation and discussed it with Marshall. And then Michigan turned right around and almost lost to Penn State last weekend and lost to Indiana this weekend.

Jason Beck is the problem!

The Wolverines lost their third game of the season on Saturday. (Fourth if you count the loss to Western Michigan.) It was not the fault of the defense.

Michigan held one of the top offenses in college football to only 13 points with 212 total yards. Indiana did not complete a single pass during the second half. It converted only four of 14 attempts on third down, punted seven times and threw an interception.

And yet, the Hoosiers still managed to win the game in overtime because of Jason Beck.

True freshman Tommy Carr made the first start of his career. His offensive coordinator did not do him any favors.

The Wolverines struggled to run the ball during the early going. And once they finally started to gain some traction up the middle, Beck decided to run the ball to the outside— which did not work. He did it over and over and over again…….

One of the most questionable decisions came on 2nd-and-6. Beck brought Underwood onto the field for what was an obvious designed run. Indiana’s defense knew exactly what was coming. It stopped him in the backfield for a loss.