
DANIA BEACH, Fla. — Where is Daxton Hill?
With two days remaining until Michigan football faces Georgia in the College Football Playoff, it’s unclear if Hill — the team’s starting nickelback and a first-team All-Big Ten performer — will be available to play or if he’s even in Florida with the rest of the Wolverines.
Rumors circulated on social media Wednesday regarding the status of Hill, a potential first- or second-round pick in the upcoming NFL draft, and whether he traveled with the team for the Orange Bowl. Both U-M spokesmen who handle football declined to say if Hill made the trip when contacted by the Free Press and instead issued the following statement: “We will reach out if there is anything to share.”
Michigan defensive back Daxton Hill warms up before the Big Ten championship game against Iowa on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Subsequent attempts by the Free Press to reach both Hill and his family were unsuccessful.
Without confirmation from the player, coach Jim Harbaugh or the athletic department, Michigan’s other players were left to answer questions about Hill during the Orange Bowl’s virtual media day session Wednesday morning. Quarterback Cade McNamara and center Andrew Vastardis were each asked if Hill traveled with the team and gave nearly identical responses.
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Said McNamara: “You know, it’s not our job to comment on other players, so we’ll let coach Harbaugh answer that question.”
Said Vastardis: “Really that’s a question for coach Harbaugh, not for us.”
But unlike Georgia coach Kirby Smart, who is scheduled to speak with the media twice this week, including Wednesday morning, Harbaugh…
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