ANN ARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Michigan Wolverines have canceled their final game of the football season at Iowa this weekend, ending their season early.
The University of Michigan Athletic Department announced the game against the Hawkeyes during Big Ten Champions Week is canceled due to continued concerns over COVID-19 with the Wolverines.
“In accordance with the Big Ten COVID-19 medical policies and health guidelines, we are without a significant number of players for this week’s game,” said Athletic Director Warde Manuel. “Couple that with the normal attrition due to injury, and we do not have enough available players at multiple position groups to field a team at Iowa.”
He said the Wolverines have fewer players available this week than last week, when Michigan canceled the 103rd annual match-up against Ohio State University.
“The number of positive tests over the past three weeks, which require a 21-day unavailability period, and the contact tracing requirements associated with those numbers has pushed our current list of unavailable student-athletes to over 50,” Manuel said.
Michigan ends the season with a 2-4 record, which is the first losing record to end a season since 2014. That is the year before the Wolverines hired Jim Harbaugh as the head coach.
