Michigan Football Head Coach Sherrone Moore reacts during warmups of the Michigan football spring game at Michigan Stadium on April 20, 2024 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Jaime Crawford/Getty Images)
Michigan Quarterback Retires Midseason: Jack Tuttle, a 7th year senior at Michigan announced his retirement from football. His announcement comes in the middle of a season where the Wolverines quarterback situation has been nothing short of a disaster one year removed from their national championship. Tuttle says he is retiring for health reasons.
Tuttle has been one of three different starting quarterbacks at Michigan this year. Some speculate he would have been the opening day starter but he continued to have issues in the spring, summer and fall following surgery for his ulnar collateral ligament on his throwing arm. He says it never fully recovered.
But a greater concern may be that Tuttle says he recently suffered his fifth career concussion and that it is time to prioritize his health.
MICHIGAN QUARTERBACK RETIRES MIDSEASON
Tuttle has played for three schools, starting at Utah, then transferring to Indiana where he mostly backed up Michael Penix Jr. Two seasons ago he transferred to Michigan where he backed up JJ McCarthy and won a national championship last season.
Michigan quarterback retires midseason: This season, Tuttle played most of the October 5th game against Washington and started the next week against Illinois. Tuttle says he plans to pursue a career in coaching. The Wolverines host the top ranked team in the country Saturday when the Oregon Ducks come to Ann Arbor. Davis Warren and Alex Orji will handle QB duties for that game.
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