Michigan quarterback Wilton Speight has a broken collarbone and will miss Saturday's home finale against Indiana, a person with knowledge of the injury said Monday.
The redshirt sophomore was hurt in the 14-13 loss at Iowa on Saturday. At Monday's news conference, Wolverines coach Jim Harbaugh declined to cite the severity of the injury. But the Free Press has learned that it was more severe than Speight knew after the game. A broken collarbone would knock him out for the foreseeable future.
MGoBlog.com was first to report the news.
In terms of a timetable, former Michigan tailback Derrick Green suffered a broken collarbone Oct. 4, 2014 and was just returning to practice for the season finale in late November.
"It's going to depend on how he feels," Harbaugh said Monday. "Could be a [game-time decision].''
Starting duties likely will fall to backup quarterback John O'Korn, who has relieved Speight in blowout wins all season.
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• Washington middle linebacker Azeem Victor, the team's leading tackler, is expected to miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery for a broken lower right leg.
• Oregon State sophomore receiver Seth Collins is being treated at a hospital for an undisclosed ailment, the university confirmed. Collins, the Beavers' former quarterback who switched to receiver this year, has caught 36 passes for 418 yards this season.
