Ann Arbor – Popular Michigan running back Drake Johnson will not play this year and the hope is he will be able to play next season.
Johnson, a fifth-year senior, has been plagued by injuries during his career. He has endured two anterior cruciate ligament knee injuries and last spring was involved in a freak accident in the indoor track building and was run over by a forklift while he was stretching.
He has been hampered by hamstring issues this fall and can’t quite reach his full capacity running the ball. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, speaking to reporters Monday night after his radio show, said it was Johnson’s decision to sit out this season.