NFL coach added to lawsuit about hacking allegations against former assistant

DETROIT —

NFL coach Jim Harbaugh has been added to a federal lawsuit against the University of Michigan and former assistant Matt Weiss, accused of hacking into college athletes’ accounts to find intimate photos. The suit claims Harbaugh and others ignored reports of Weiss’s misconduct before a playoff game, prioritizing team performance over student welfare; Weiss has been charged with identity theft and unauthorized computer access.

Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: NFL coach Jim Harbaugh has been added to a lawsuit because he and others at the University of Michigan allowed a coach, who is accused of looking at private photos of college athletes, to keep working even after they knew he had done something wrong.

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