Michigan offensive lineman Zak Zinter was taken off the field with a serious left leg injury late in the third quarter against Ohio State on Saturday.
In a post on social media, Zak’s mum said that he had broken his Tibia and his Fibula and underwent surgery for the fractures Saturday evening.
“HUGE THANK YOU to the hundreds of family/friends/fans that have reached out!” Tiffany Zinter wrote. “Please know we’ll read them when we get a moment. We are beyond feeling the LOVE! On the bright side…he’s 3-0 against OSU!!”
After his surgery, Zinter took to his social media to share a photo of himself including his parents and coach Jim Harbaugh, with the caption:
“Surgery went great, Love TEAM 144!! Thanks for having my back boys and finishing strong! I’ll be back better than ever. See you in Indy!”
Zinter’s leg buckled while he was blocking on an 18-yard pass from J.J. And the crowd started chanting “Let’s go Zak.”
“At that moment, seeing the look in everybody’s eyes, seeing them rally together; it was spiritual, honestly, just like seeing that,” quarterback J.J. McCarthy said. “It was a different drive that came out of everybody when that happened.”
Michigan acting head coach and offensive line coach Sherrone Moore said he spoke with Zinter’s mother and the lineman would be back.
“He’ll heal, and he’ll be ready to go down the road at some point,” Moore said.
