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More Michigan players join Chase Winovich, pledge to dye hair with donations for ChadTough Foundation
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Several Michigan players are now jumping on board with Chase Winovich to help raise money for the ChadTough Foundation.
Wednesday night, Winovich vowed to dye his hair orange for Michigan’s Outback Bowl game against South Carolina if fans raised $15,000 for the ChadTough Foundation, a charity devoted to pediatric brain tumor research. That goal was met in just 13 hours.
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Winovich will no be sporting orange hair in Michigan’s Outback Bowl game against South Carolina. But because the total was met so quickly, other Wolverines urged fans to raise more money, pledging they, too, would dye their hair.
Grant Newsome, Maurice Hurst and Devin Bush all vowed to join Winovich with Orange hair if certain goals were met.
I’ll join @Chase_Winovich and @mohurstjr , if we can raise 38.5 thousand (half of 77) I will also dye my hair orange. #ChadTough @chadtough https://t.co/8Sev8PxXoJ
— Grant Newsome (@grant_newsome) December 21, 2017
If $73,000 is raised I will 100% dye my hair orange! Keep the donations going @chadtough ! #Chadtough https://t.co/4dqf2fdYXs
— Maurice Hurst II (@mohurstjr) December 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/_Dbush11/status/943944462019039234
The ChadTough Foundation originated after Chad Carr — the grandson of former Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr –lost his battle with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) in 2015. It has been the charity of choice for Michigan football and basketball programs.
As of Thursday night, the foundation had raised nearly $38,000.
Newsome was sidelined due to a leg injury this season but was considered one of the top offensive lineman last fall. Winovich, Bush and Hurst were all stellar on the field for Michigan this year.
But they’re having a much greater impact off the field.
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