Wilton Speight leaves game with possible back injury (Video)
Michigan quarterback Wilton Speight left Saturday’s game against Purdue after taking a nasty hit.
Speight was closed down and sacked by several Purdue defenders late in the first quarter, with the quarterback taking a big hit toward his upper back or neck area as he was already going down.
Wilton Speight took a shot to the back on that one. https://t.co/tzq21HwJCM
— Kevin McGuire (@KevinOnCFB) September 23, 2017
Speight walked off under his own power, but gingerly. There was no word on his status, but Wolverines radio reported that a concussion had been ruled out.
Karsch reports "not a concussion" for Speight — on UM radio
— angelique (@chengelis) September 23, 2017
Speight suffered a collarbone injury last year, but had fully healed up for 2018. Backup John O’Korn took over for him after he left the game.
