At the time of JJ McCarthy and Jim Harbaugh’s departure from the program, Michigan football had not yet entered into the opportunity to acquire a new quarterback, and there was no perceived need to do so. That’s because the Wolverines happened to acquire Jack Tuttle, who transferred to the program from Indiana before last season, off seventh-year waivers.
However, Tuttle has been injured frequently, missed most of fall camp and spring training, and hasn’t been able to play until recently.
The former four-star quarterback, who was taken 110th overall as a recruit in the 2018 class, finally has a chance to lead the Maize and Blue’s offense. He started in the second quarter of the Week 6 game at Washington and scored his first point (and, however, it was clear that he had some issues completing passes, and was still not fully qualified). There was speculation that he was not in good health. As a result, Tuttle announced that he was retiring due to health reasons.
There was speculation that something was wrong with his throwing arm, but the concussion news is new.
With Tuttle no longer an option, Michigan will likely stick with the rotation of Davis Warren and Alex Orge that it used in Saturday’s win over MSU.
This article originally appeared on Wolverines Wire: Michigan QB Jack Tuttle medically retired from football
