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Embattled Michigan Wolverines head coach Brady Hoke aggressively answered his critics on Monday, using his weekly press conference to deny that he allowed QB Shane Morris to reenter Saturday's loss to Minnesota with a concussion.
Per Mark Snyder of USA Today, "Hoke opened his weekly news conference at the Crisler Center by saying that Morris suffered a high ankle sprain in Saturday's game but, based on everything he knows, there was no sign of a concussion."
In fact, Hoke indicated that Michigan's medical staff had checked Morris for signs of head trauma before he was sent back out on the field.
"If our trainer says one thing, I'm not going to say the other," Hoke said, via Snyder's article on Monday. "If our doctor says one thing and has studied in the field, it'd be like him telling me run the zone blitz on third down."
Hoke also added that Morris would have been a part of Sunday night's practice if it wasn't for his ankle sprain.
"I don't make decisions who plays, who doesn't play, as far as when there's injuries — in particular, if there were any head or head trauma," Hoke stated. "Those of you who know or don't know, I would never put a kid in that situation."
Morris took a vicious hit with 11:24 remaining on Saturday, having his head bounced around violently by Minnesota's Theiren Cockran.
Hoke indicates he did not see the full play on first glance because he was following the ball, which landed incomplete.
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