Michigan LB Bush suffers hip injury

Michigan junior middle linebacker Devin Bush Jr., who is projected to be a first-round pick in the NFL draft, left Saturday's 62-39 loss to Ohio State with a hip injury. Bush was helped off the field during the third quarter and could not put any weight on his left leg. "Devin, he has a hip (injury)," Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters after the game. "I don't think it's going to be anything long term, but it wasn't good for today." The 5-foot-11, 232-pound Pembroke Pines, Fla., is projected to be the No. 31 pick in the 2019 draft by Rob Rang, senior analyst at NFLDraftScout.com. In 2017, Bush was a finalist for the Butkus Award, given to the nation's top linebacker, and earned second-team All-America honors while making the Academic All-Big Ten squad. He is a finalist for the 2018 Butkus and the Bronco Nagurski Trophy, awarded to the nation's top defensive player. Bush has a team-high 79 tackles after recording six Saturday -- three solo -- and has 185 for his career, including 10 sacks. He also broke up a pass Saturday. Bush's father played eight NFL seasons as a defensive back with the Atlanta Falcons, St. Louis Rams and Cleveland Browns. The elder Bush returned two of his seven career interceptions for touchdowns. Several other Michigan players left the game with injuries. Quarterback Shea Patterson suffered a bone bruise on a knee in the third quarter and returned for only one play. He was replaced by freshman Joe Milton. Wide receiver Zach Gentry sustained a concussion, cornerback David Long left the game in the first half with a hip injury, and receiver Grant Perry has a hip pointer, Harbaugh said.