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Injured Michigan quarterback Wilton Speight could return this season
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According to the Detroit News, injured Michigan quarterback Wilton Speight could return this season.
Speight is recovering from three fractured vertebrae that he suffered late in the first quarter at Purdue on Sept. 23. However, according to his father, Bobby, could be ready to play again before the final two games of the season, at Wisconsin and home against Ohio State.
“He’s got a good chance to play this year,” Bobby Speight told The Detroit News’ Angelique Chengelis. “Wilton will take it week by week. First step was reaching 100 percent after his (two-week) test and in a week there will be another test. We’ll make decisions from there.
“You can’t say if he’s cleared he can get right back on the field. We’ll re-evaluate at that time. It’s killing him to not be out there and helping his team. It is mine and Wilton’s hope he can travel and dress for Maryland (Nov. 11) and maybe play or not, but we’re looking to Wisconsin (Nov. 18). We’re totally confident in the care Michigan provides, and that’s definitely a comfort for us living here in Richmond (Va.).”
Although that Wilton could return, coach Jim Harbaugh is focused on making sure he gets 100 percent healthy