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Michigan's central student government has posted a petition to fire Dave Brandon.

(Melanie Maxwell | MLive.com)

ANN ARBOR -- The natives are unhappy with Brady Hoke.

And they're also pretty furious with Dave Brandon.

A student petition to "relieve" Brandon as Michigan's athletic director is currently housed on the University of Michigan's Central Student Government website.

As of 9:50 a.m. Tuesday, that petition had more than 1,800 signatures.

The full summary of the petition is as follows:

"Dave Brandon is the current Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of Michigan. He has held the title since 2010. Upon being named the Athletic Director, Mr. Brandon stated "athletic programs play [a role] in helping to shape the culture and image of our university community." Unfortunately, under Mr. Brandon's tenure, the football program, one of the most prominent programs at the University of Michigan and in the nation, has become a black eye for the University of Michigan. Instead of adding to the image and prestige of the university, the state of the athletic department has hurt the connection shared between alumni, fans, and the university. Furthermore, policies and decisions of the athletic department have alienated the current student body. As a result, the university risks producing a generation of alumni that are disinterested and disengaged. Finally, President Mark Schlissel previously stated that one draw of the athletic program is to provide an avenue for "public attention on to the other wonderful things that are happening on campus..." When the athletic department produces overwhelmingly negative media attention, it distracts from the main mission of the university."

The petition then requests that University of Michigan president Mark Schlissel remove Brandon as the program's athletic director.

In the early morning hours Tuesday, Brandon released a statement apologizing for the way Hoke, his sideline and Michigan's medical staff handled a head injury to quarterback Shane Morris on Saturday during a loss against Minnesota.

Brandon's statement stated that Morris was diagnosed with a concussion Sunday. Brandon also explained that he had been involved in meetings on the matter since Sunday morning.

Earlier Monday, Hoke told reporters that he had no discussions with Brandon about the Morris situation since the game ended Saturday.

He also said, to his knowledge, Morris was not diagnosed with a concussion.

In 2012, Brandon's contract was extended by Michigan through 2018.

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