ANN ARBOR, Mich. – About 1,000 University of Michigan students have marched to the home of school President Mark Schlissel to protest against the performance of athletic director Dave Brandon and football coach Brady Hoke after a vicious hit to quarterback Shane Morris during Saturday’s 30-14 loss to visiting Minnesota.
The rally came shortly after Schlissel apologized for the way the team handled a head injury Morris suffered as a result of the head-to-chin hit in the fourth quarter.
The protest came as disappointments mount for the 2-3 Wolverine and focused on coaches’ failure to keep Morris out of the game after the injury. Brady says he was unaware that Morris hurt his head in the collision.
The Michigan Daily reports that students called for the athletic director’s removal with chants of “fire Brandon” and “down with Dave.”
Athletic director Dave Brandon said Tuesday that Michigan plans to have a medical professional in the press box or video booth at future football games after what happened over the weekend.
EXTRA: Read Michigan AD Dave Brandon’s statement.
Coach Brady Hoke has been criticized for not immediately sitting Morris for the rest of the game after the sophomore took a hard hit in Saturday’s fourth quarter against Minnesota.
Hoke said Monday that he didn’t see the hit on Morris, and that all he knew then was that his quarterback had an ankle injury.