Don't expect to see Chris Evans on the field for Michigan in 2019.
While speaking Sunday at a football camp at Grand Valley State University, Wolverines coach Jim Harbaugh confirmed the suspended running back won't play this season.
“Chris Evans is suspended for the year,” Harbaugh told The Detroit News.
The decision ultimately was made by the university rather than the football program. Evans had appealed it with the hope of having it reduced from a full year to a half year so he could still play in the fall, but the school upheld the verdict.
It was reported in February that Evans was no longer a member of the team, though he took to Twitter to explain he was dealing with academic issues and had no intention of leaving the university.
I am going through some academic issues right now. I’m working through it now. I will still continue my career at the University of Michigan ! #GoBlue
— Chris Evans (@Kidnplay_abc123) February 5, 2019
Evans later told The Detroit News in March the issue was “an academic mistake. Not my grades. I’m on pace to graduate.”
While he's no longer enrolled at the school or on a football scholarship, Harbaugh left the door open for Evans to work his way back to the roster.
Evans, 21, rushed for 423 yards and four touchdowns last season, becoming the team's second-leading rusher in 2018 behind Karan Higdon.