Michigan Wolverines football running back Tru Wilson announced on Twitter today he plans on transferring and playing at a different school next season as a fifth-year senior.
He was third on the depth chart in 2019 behind freshman Zach Charbonnet and redshirt freshman Hassan Haskins, and rushed for 221 yards and a touchdown on 44 carries.
"I appreciate everything the University of Michigan has done for me these last 4 years," Wilson wrote today.
"I will graduate in the spring and will transfer to finish my last year of college football. God bless and Forever Go Blue."
Wilson came to Michigan as a walk-on out of Warren, Mich., and rushed for a combined 586 yards and two scores during his four years at U-M.
It's unclear why he's able to play as a fifth-year senior next season, seeing as how it wasn't even known publicly that he ever redshirted with the Wolverines.
The most likely explanation is that he received a medical redshirt somewhere along the way, with either the 2016 or 2017 campaigns being the most logical answers (played in one game in '16 and two in '17).
The Maize and Blue are still expected to be in outstanding shape at running back in 2020, with Charbonnet and Haskins once again primed to lead the charge.
Incoming freshman Blake Corum will be added to the mix as well, while current redshirt freshmen Christian Turner and Ben VanSumeren will also compete for playing time.
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