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Michigan QB Wilton Speight leaves Purdue game with apparent head injury
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Michigan quarterback Wilton Speight left Saturday’s game with Purdue after suffering from an apparent head injury.
Speight was sacked on a third down play by Purdue’s Markus Bailey and remained on the turf while being attended by medical staff. He was eventually able to leave on his own power but was taken to the Wolverines locker room.
Later, it was reported that the quarterback did not have a concussion but was being taken off-site to for X-rays.
Karsch reports "not a concussion" for Speight — on UM radio
— angelique (@chengelis) September 23, 2017
Speight has left in a minivan to an off-site location for Xray == per Karsch on UM radio (but you all already knew this)
— angelique (@chengelis) September 23, 2017
Speight completed 2-of-4 passes for 10 yards before leaving the game in the first quarter.
He was replaced by John O’Korn.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB