Michigan quarterback commit J.D. Johnson announced his playing career is over because of an issue with his heart. The three-star prospect in the 2020 class tweeted that a recent evaluation by doctors discovered issues that could not be corrected by surgery.
Despite the diagnosis, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh told Johnson his scholarship will be honored and he has the option of joining the Michigan staff in some capacity.
"(Harbaugh) demonstrated a high level of loyalty to a player that will never throw a TD (sic) for him," Johnson said in the tweet. "I already bled Michigan BLUE, but Coach Harbaugh demonstrated an example to me, like the old "Starfish Parable.