Menu
  • Land of 10 Home
  • Football
    • Football News
    • 2017 Schedule
  • Recruiting
    • 2018 Recruits
    • Recruiting Articles
  • Basketball
    • Basketball Articles
    • 2017 Basketball Schedule
  • Big Ten West
    • Illinois
    • Iowa
    • Minnesota
    • Nebraska
    • Northwestern
    • Purdue
    • Wisconsin
  • Big Ten East
    • Indiana
    • Maryland
    • Michigan
    • Michigan State
    • Ohio State
    • Penn State
    • Rutgers
  • Big Ten News
  • Big Ten
    • All Big Ten News
    • Illinois Fighting Illini
    • Indiana Hoosiers
    • Iowa Hawkeyes
    • Maryland Terrapins
    • Michigan Wolverines
    • Michigan State Spartans
    • Minnesota Golden Gophers
    • Nebraska Cornhuskers
    • Northwestern Wildcats
    • Ohio State Buckeyes
    • Penn State Nittany Lions
    • Purdue Boilermakers
    • Rutgers Scarlet Knights
    • Wisconsin Badgers
  • ACC
    • All ACC News
    • Boston College Eagles
    • Clemson Tigers
    • Duke Blue Devils
    • Florida State Seminoles
    • Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
    • Louisville Cardinals
    • Miami Hurricanes
    • NC State Wolfpack
    • North Carolina Tar Heels
    • Notre Dame Fighting Irish
    • Pitt Panthers
    • Syracuse Orange
    • Virginia Cavaliers
    • Virginia Tech Hokies
    • Wake Forest Demon Deacons
  • Big 12
    • All Big 12 News
    • Baylor Bears
    • Iowa State Cyclones
    • Kansas Jayhawks
    • Kansas State Wildcats
    • Oklahoma Sooners
    • Oklahoma State Cowboys
    • TCU Horned Frogs
    • Texas Longhorns
    • Texas Tech Red Raiders
    • West Virginia Mountaineers
  • Pac-12
    • All Pac-12 News
    • Arizona Wildcats
    • Arizona State Sun Devils
    • Cal Golden Bears
    • Colorado Buffaloes
    • Oregon Ducks
    • Oregon State Beavers
    • Stanford Cardinal
    • UCLA Bruins
    • USC Trojans
    • Utah Utes
    • Washington Huskies
    • Washington State Cougars
  • SEC
    • All SEC News
    • Alabama Crimson Tide
    • Arkansas Razorbacks
    • Auburn Tigers
    • Florida Gators
    • Georgia Bulldogs
    • Kentucky Wildcats
    • LSU Tigers
    • Ole Miss Rebels
    • Mississippi State Bulldogs
    • Missouri Tigers
    • South Carolina Gamecocks
    • Tennessee Volunteers
    • Texas A&M Aggies
    • Vanderbilt Commodores

Michigan LB Devin Bush Jr. almost took leave of absence from team for ‘family issue’

Michigan lineback Devin Bush Jr. was considering taking a leave of absence from the team.
Stacy Revere/Getty Images
William Kosileski
Posted 4 weeks ago

Earlier in the month, Michigan linebacker Devin Bush Jr. considered taking a leave of absence from the football program because of a “family issue.”

Ultimately, Bush said on Tuesday that he did not take the leave of absence and made the tough decision to remain with the team. While the specifics of what happened with his family are not clear, Bush said that he thinks the decision he made to stay in Ann Arbor was the right one.

“It was a little family issue we had. I could have went home,” Bush said. “I was caught between, go home and be with my family at this time, or stay here. I picked to stay here. I feel like I’m needed here and my guys need me and I need to be there for the younger guys, as well. They’re going to need my help, probably all year. I just feel like it was a big decision for me to stay here. I think I made the right decision.”

Bush also said that he talked to his father — Michigan defensive analyst Devin Bush Sr. — about what he should do.

“We talked. [My father] wasn’t trying to make me [go] home or make me stay,” Bush said. “He just said, ‘Look, you’re a man and you have to make decisions like this. Make the decision and follow your heart.'”

While Bush did stay in Michigan, he said that if he decided to go home, he would not have been there for very long. He said that he would have stayed home for a few days and only missed two practices.

Michigan defensive coordinator Don Brown also spoke on Bush’s situation, noting that the team would have understood if he decided to go home. Additionally, Brown said that Bush’s decision to stay with the team speaks to his character.

“He had a personal mishap and he had the chance to go home. Nobody would have said a word about it. Those kinds of things go left, they get left sometimes, when people are evaluating a young man. He’s got a strong dad and family and obviously he made this decision to stay here. Either way, he was fine with me.

“He’s just a different cut of guy. It impresses me. Sometimes, everybody’s got an opinion on certain things when it comes to wins and losses, I get all that. But this is a guy that gives you everything he’s got and gives it to his teammates, and I think, above and beyond. I think it was important to mention.”

Last season, Bush made 51 total tackles (44 solo), 10 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks. In addition, he made one interception and finished with 7 passes defended in 13 total games.

Land of 10’s Rachel Lenzi contributed to this story.

NEXT Michigan fans snap up tickets for Final Four
More from:
William Kosileski
  • Penn State’s Mac Hippenhammer on being 2-sport athlete: ‘It’s a lot of going back and forth’
  • Former Purdue G E’Twaun Moore, Pelicans finish off sweep of Trail Blazers in NBA Playoffs
  • 2018 NFL Draft: Michigan football previews draft with video of Maurice Hurst
  • What Scott Frost said after Nebraska football’s 2018 spring game
  • Nebraska AD Bill Moos on Scott Frost: ‘I do feel we got the pick of the litter’

Share

Get the latest Michigan News

Don't miss breaking news!
Sign up for the Land of 10 Michigan Newsletter!

Michigan Wolverines Nike/Jordan Brand gear at Fanatics.com

Official Partners
Get Breaking News Fast!
Download the new Land of 10 app.
Get it on the AppStore
Get it on Google Play

Latest Big Ten News

  • Big Ten
    2018 NFL mock draft: First-round projections, top players, o...
  • Big Ten
    2018 NFL mock draft: Projections for all rounds, 32 teams (4...
  • Penn State
    Penn State spring game 2018: Grading Nittany Lions’ pe...
  • 2 hours ago
    Nebraska
    Scott Frost’s offense can be ‘even better’...
  • 3 hours ago
    Penn State
    Projecting 2018 Penn State depth chart on defense after Nitt...
  • 3 hours ago
    Nebraska
    5 Nebraska players who delivered breakout performances this ...
  • 3 hours ago
    Penn State
    Penn State’s Mac Hippenhammer on being 2-sport athlete...
  • 3 hours ago
    Ohio State
    5-star T Devontae Dobbs called out Chase Young — and i...
  • 4 hours ago
    Penn State
    5 breakout performers from Penn State’s 15 spring prac...
  • 4 hours ago
    Nebraska
    Nebraska football: What we learned about the Huskers this sp...

Follow Us

  • © 2018 Cox Media Group
    • About DieHards
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise With Us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Visitor Agreement
    • SEC Country
    • DawgNation
    • DieHards
  • Feedback
SportsRadar logo
The Diehards Network