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The running back room in 2020 just got a little smaller. With Zach Charbonnet and Hassan Haskins returning next year, and Chris Evans returning after getting suspended for the 2019 season due to academics, Michigan was looked at getting stronger at the position in 2020. Now they are taking a blow in the room.
After being in Ann Arbor for four years, running back Tru Wilson announced on Twitter he will graduate and transfer for a final year of eligibility. He is the second player today to announce that they are transferring from Michigan as defensive back Jaylen Kelly-Powell announced he was transferring too.
I appreciate everything the University of Michigan has done for me these last 4 years. I will graduate in the spring and will transfer to finish my last year of college football. God bless and Forever Go Blue🙏🏽〽️ pic.twitter.com/glfsHsHeUu
— Tru Wilson (@T_Wilson003) January 9, 2020
The former walk-on running back received a scholarship back in 2018, after impressing coaches in the spring camp as he competed with Evans, and former starting running back Karan Higdon. He would play in just one game in 2016 and didn’t play at all in 2017, but 2018 is when he saw his time on the field increase, playing in all 13 games.
2019 Wilson was named the starting running back by head coach Jim Harbaugh at the Big Ten Media Days in July but never ended up starting this season. He saw a reduction in his playing time this year, appearing in just eight games as Charbonnet and Haskins started outperforming him and proving their worth on the field.
In his time at Michigan, Wilson ran 107 times for 586 yards and two touchdowns, along with eight catches for 48 yards.
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