Matt Weiss’s wife, Melissa, worked at LifeBridge Health in Baltimore as an internal consultant, managing cost reduction and operational efficiency.
Former Michigan Wolverines football coach Matt Weiss broke his silence after being charged and accused of hacking into the accounts of thousands of college athletes.
He pushed back on the allegations in court documents obtained by Local 4 on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
Matt took issue with a default judgment granted to the defendants in one lawsuit, as they had claimed he never responded.
Weiss said he never saw the lawsuit because the paperwork was sent to his mother’s home in Connecticut. He argued in the filing, saying,
“A postal employee incorrectly signed for the certified letter and mixed it in with regular mail, whereupon it was misdelivered and then returned to the post office.”
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He added,
“A new series of media reports was initiated shortly after the default was entered. This sequence suggests that the default was used not to advance the merits of the case but as a strategic tool to create pressure.”
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Weiss is asking the court to toss out the default ruling.
The University of Michigan and its regents responded to one of eight lawsuits filed against them after Weiss was charged with allegedly hacking into student-athlete accounts to steal private images.
Federal prosecutors charged Weiss with unlawfully accessing the social media and computer accounts of more than 3,300 individuals.
Matt Weiss And Melissa Weiss Have Been Married For Over 15 Years
Ex-Michigan football coach Matt Weiss and Melissa Stai Weiss tied the knot on Valentine’s Day on February 14, 2010. They have been married for over 16 years.
Their wedding got the New York Times treatment and revealed the couple chose a “nondenominational ceremony at the Admiral Kidd Club,” an event space in San Diego.
At the time, Melissa was working at LifeBridge Health in Baltimore as an internal consultant.
She received her bachelor’s degree from Stanford University. Later, she received an M.B.A. from Santa Clara University.
According to the source, Melissa played field hockey at Stanford University and served as captain during her senior season. She also coached at both the high school and club levels.
Melissa is from California, born to her father, Russ Stai, and her mother, Peggy Stai. Her father, Russ, retired from the Navy as a captain and is now a commercial real estate broker in San Diego, working with Cushman & Wakefield.
On the other hand, her mother, Peggy, is a registered nurse in the San Diego office of the Children’s Primary Care Medical Group, a multi-office pediatric group.
However, Melissa has been staying quiet even after her husband, Matt, was charged and accused of hacking the accounts of thousands of athletes.
Ex-Michigan Football Coach Matt Weiss And Melissa Weiss Share Three Children
Former Michigan football coach Matt Weiss and his wife, Melissa Weiss, share one son, Bowen, and two daughters, Zuzana and Noema Weiss.
They frequently appear on their father Matt’s official Instagram handle.
On July 8, 2020, Matt went to Acadia National Park with his wife and children. He shared the glimpses on his Instagram handle, accompanied by a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson. He wrote,
Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
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On December 5, 2021, Matt posted a photo of his son, Bowen, along with the players of Michigan. He captioned,
Bo and the boys. Love these guys! Team 142 B1G Champs.
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In Case You Didn’t Know
- Matt Weiss has worked under both Jim and John Harbaugh during his coaching career. He first worked with Stanford University football head coach Jim Harbaugh as a graduate assistant and later as the defensive and special teams assistant.
- A double major in English and economics, Weiss was a walk-on third-string punter for the Vanderbilt Commodores from 2001 to 2003.
- He served as an assistant coach at Smyrna High School from 2003 to 2004, helping to introduce a tutoring program that supported student-athletes in achieving NCAA eligibility.
