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Michigan quarterback Shane Morris was carted off the field Saturday after the Wolverines' 30-14 loss to Minnesota.

(Melanie Maxwell | MLive.com)

ANN ARBOR -- Michigan sophomore quarterback Shane Morris left the Michigan Stadium field on a cart Saturday night following the Wolverines' 30-14 loss to Minnesota.

Morris -- who went 7 of 19 for 49 yards, with an interception and a lost fumble Saturday -- was seen limping badly on the field after being hit late following a throw early in the fourth quarter.

Michigan did not, however, remove the sophomore left-hander -- who had been limping earlier in the contest -- from the game immediately, leaving him him for another pass attempt before lifting him in favor of senior Devin Gardner.

Wolverines coach Brady Hoke was asked after the game why Morris was left in the game when he appeared to be hurt.

"I don't know if he had a concussion or not, I don't know that," Hoke said. "Shane's a pretty competitive, tough kid. And Shane wanted to be the quarterback, and so, believe me, if he didn't want to be he would've come to the sideline or stayed down."

After being hit high by Minnesota's Theiren Cockran, Morris was slow to get up. When he did, he was walking with a severe limp.

Asked if he saw his sophomore quarterback looking "wobbly" after the hit, Hoke said he did not.

"I did not," he replied. "I didn't see it. I can only answer for me."

Morris was taken out of the game in favor of Gardner, but then actually returned for one play later after Gardner lost his helmet following a run -- which meant he was forced, by rule, to sit out a play.

Rather than inserting third-string quarterback Russell Bellomy, Morris re-entered the game and handed the ball off to Justice Hayes.

Hoke did not have any update on Morris' condition after the game, and said he'd have to "evaluate" the film before making a decision on who starts at quarterback next week at Rutgers.

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