Michigan starting quarterback Wilton Speight is out for the remainder of the regular season with a broken collarbone, M Go Blog reported Monday afternoon. The report says Speight could return for a Michigan bowl game, depending on “the exact nature of the issue,” but doesn’t speak to a possible Big Ten Championship game on Dec. 3.
The Wolverines are 9-1 and still control their Playoff destiny, with games against Indiana and at Ohio State left in the regular season.
Speight was injured, apparently, during the No. 3 Wolverines’ loss at Iowa on Saturday night. But everything, at the time, seemed reasonably OK:
Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said Monday Speight could be a game-time decision for Saturday’s game against Indiana.
The Wolverines are 9-1 and still control their Playoff destiny, with games against Indiana and at Ohio State left in the regular season.
Speight was injured, apparently, during the No. 3 Wolverines’ loss at Iowa on Saturday night. But everything, at the time, seemed reasonably OK:
Speight's came to his left shoulder and, after throwing on the sideline during a defensive series, returned to the game for the final drive. But it clearly was bothering him.
Though Speight didn't complete the final-series third-down conversion pass to Amara Darboh, U-M coach Jim Harbaugh felt it wasn't because of the shoulder.
"It might have (bothered) a little bit," Harbaugh said. "I thought he threw a good ball there to Amara on the last one."
Though Speight didn't complete the final-series third-down conversion pass to Amara Darboh, U-M coach Jim Harbaugh felt it wasn't because of the shoulder.
"It might have (bothered) a little bit," Harbaugh said. "I thought he threw a good ball there to Amara on the last one."
