Night_King

July 4th, 2017 at 3:01 PM ^

Glad he gets to stick with the university and focus on education.

He did a lot of great things with recruiting other top notch kids and always promoting the Michigan brand. Love to see him on the sidelines in the fall in a Michigan polo working with the players and staff.

Michifornia

July 4th, 2017 at 3:16 PM ^

Definitely bummed for him.  Hoping he still has an awesome college experience at Michigan, gets degree and finds another path.  Wishing him the best.

GO BLUE!!

lilpenny1316

July 4th, 2017 at 3:19 PM ^

If, in two years, he feels like he wants to give it a go again, can he do it?  Would he have to transfer to another school?  I'm just a little surprised he didn't redshirt this season and reevaluate his health next summer.  

SLEDGE HAMMER

July 4th, 2017 at 3:31 PM ^

Yea, but the medical and rehab help he would get through football would probably, more likely than not, be significantly better than him going it alone. Why not take the redshirt year, utilize team/AD resources and then reevaluate? 



Either way I wish the kid the best. It couldn't have been an easy decision and I hope his injury eventually heals up to be good as new. 

cbs650

July 4th, 2017 at 3:21 PM ^

he was gonna redshirt most likely. why not take the year and see how it progresses. can he now not ever play football or is just at UM? Can he do what Ondre Pipkin did and play at another school down the road?

Goggles Paisano

July 4th, 2017 at 3:22 PM ^

Oh man - I feel for the kid.  I would really like to know more about the Achilles and why it has shut his career down.  I don't think I have heard that injury ending a career except for a few professional athletes that were already nearing the end of their careers.  

Gucci Mane

July 4th, 2017 at 3:27 PM ^

This could work out for his best interest of he uses his extra free time to excell in class. Good luck to the kid !

Clarence Boddicker

July 4th, 2017 at 3:37 PM ^

That sucks. Just read the write-up yesterday expressing concern over his injury history. I had a partial tear in my Achilles about 20 years ago and it hurt for a long, long time. Painful and a bear to heal. Best of luck in that post-football future!

evenyoubrutus

July 4th, 2017 at 3:59 PM ^

I'm gonna assume there's a lot of drinking going on, because I can't imagine what could be going on in your head when you made the conscious decision to label this thread off topic.

Ty Butterfield

July 4th, 2017 at 4:20 PM ^

Best of luck to him. Can't wait for the thread on RCMB about how this kid was "Harbaughd."

MichiganStan

July 4th, 2017 at 5:15 PM ^

On twitter it says its an Achilles injury. Hope hes able to recover without any long term injuries

But Thank God Hatcher was only like the 6th best D-Lineman from 2017 class. Wouldve been devastating to lose Solomon, Villain, Irving Bey, Jeter, Hudson, etc

socalwolverine1

July 4th, 2017 at 6:10 PM ^

I feel for the kid... I'm in month nine of rehabbing the achilles on my right foot/ leg, which I popped last October.  I have officially quit playing tennis, as that's twice I've ruptured the same achilles in the last twenty years during a tennis match... no longer worth it!  It's a major injury, because a complete tear also badly damages the calf muscles, which are connected to the achilles. 

The good news is, the rehab program will return full functionality, albeit increased susceptibility to reinjury (like me) when exposed to excessive stress on it.  Knowing the caliber of young men that Harbaugh is recruiting, I'm hoping Corey will take full advantage of the educational opportunity that awaits him, and I wish him all the future success that a UM degree can facilitate.

LSAClassOf2000

July 4th, 2017 at 6:16 PM ^

That has to be a very tough thing to face, especially when football is what brought you to the University, but sticking around to get an education is definitely not the worst thing that can come out of it and you get that Michigan degree that opens doors around the world all the same, which is great. Good luck to him!