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Michigan's Chase Winovich puts surgery on hold: 'I wasn't ready to leave'

Atlanta — Michigan defensive end Chase Winovich knows he could have skipped the Peach Bowl, his final game with his teammates, and has another reason why — an injury that requires surgery — but he simply could not take that approach.

Winovich, named the team’s Most Valuable Player, a year ago mulled whether he would return for his final year of eligibility. He wanted to play in Saturday’s Peach Bowl and finish his career with his teammates, what he described Thursday at a morning news conference as “literally the first thing I love outside of my family.