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Yahoo Sports national columnist Dan Wetzel recounts the story of the Wolverines starting quarterback – from being diagnosed with leukemia in 2019, to earning a walk-on spot from Jim Harbaugh to leading the defending national champions into this week’s monster matchup against 3rd-ranked Texas. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Enquirer” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.
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Biggest game this weekend is, is Texas at uh Michigan uh should be, uh, should be excellent.
Uh, and Michigan, uh quarterback has been the storyline who’s gonna play quarterback for Michigan.
And uh they had kind of a surprise starter on uh against Fresno State.
Sharon Moore went with, uh Davis Warren and Davis Warren.
Let me tell you the story.
You probably know nothing about him because he was one of these guys.
They kept saying everyone thought it’d be Alex Orgy would be the starter.
Uh, he’s in competition with all these guys and everyone waits because they don’t want the kids to transfer out, right.
So I kind of was like, yeah, Davis Warren, what?
Davis Warren was a high school sophomore and he got uh leukemia 2019.
It’s uh leukemia and has to go under radiation and all that or chemo, whatever loses 40 pounds and all his hair comes back.
He’s determined to come back and play.
It actually was gonna be a senior year.
He ends up reclassifying, but what it turns out to be his junior year, he’s determined to play in 2019 because he’s trying to get tape out there and stuff like that.
Uh, he’s playing at a school in New Jersey.
He gets back on the field, but he’s that he’s only 100 and 60 pounds.
He gets back for the middle of the season, but he has to take blood tests every week to see whether he’s capable of getting out on the field, like whatever the blood work…
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Publish date : 2024-09-04 16:13:08
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