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Brady Hoke announced at today's presser that the NCAA denied running back Ty Isaac's request for a hardship waiver to play this season after transferring from USC:
Hoke said earlier this week that Michigan's "appeal" to the NCAA's denial was pending.
"The waiver got denied initially, and we've appealed it," Hoke confirmed Wednesday. "(We appealed) probably last week, mid week."
While Michigan is appealing, it's unlikely that'll change the outcome: hardship waivers are normally granted to players transferring to a school within 100 miles of their home, and Ann Arbor is well outside of that range for Isaac, who hails from Shorewood, Illinois.
Michigan's depth at running back should be just fine without Isaac for this year; in fact, it might be best for the team if he redshirts this season so he's not in the same class as Derrick Green and De'Veon Smith. Hoke confirmed today that Green will start in Saturday's opener. Adam will have much more from today's presser when he gets it transcribed.