Michigan defensive back Blake Countess announced he is leaving the program on his Instagram account Wednesday.
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As a redshirt senior who has already graduated, Countess can transfer and play immediately in 2015. He was the first recruit under former head coach Brady Hoke back in 2011, and earned All-Big Ten honors as a redshirt sophomore in 2013, when he registered six interceptions.
A photo posted by Blake Countess (@theecount2) on May 13, 2015 at 11:44am PDT
Countess’ departure comes one day after receiver/kick returner Dennis Norfleet left the team. Likely to replace Countess in some fashion is ex-Stanford DB Wayne Lyons, who Michigan added as a graduate transfer earlier this week.
