Hoke: We would never put a quarterback who was hurt in there

Brady Hoke said Monday morning that he would never intentionally put an injured quarterback in a game. 

The coach came under fire Sunday after comments he made over quarterback Shane Morris. The sophomore remained in Saturday's game vs. Minnesota after appearing to be dazed after a hard hit. Hoke said later on that he wasn't aware whether or not the sophomore had suffered a head injury.

"We would never put a quarterback who was hurt (in there)," Hoke told Michigan's athletics website. "That would never happen. As far as where we're at with it, we usually don't talk about injuries and stay away from them."

To make matters worse, Hoke may have put his foot in his mouth with some post-game comments about player toughness.

ESPN commentators said at the time of Morris' injury that it was "appalling" that he was still in the game.

Hoke clarified the situation Monday during a weekly Q&A with the team website. He called Morris' condition a "leg injury," and confirmed that team doctors medically cleared the sophomore to go back into the game.

When Morris later re-entered the game, commentators went as far as calling the move "atrocious."

As NBC Sports pointed out, there was no follow-up question from Michigan's website over whether Morris was concussed on the play. 

On Sunday, Hoke released a statement defending the actions of both himself and Michigan's medical staff.