One of the Michigan Wolverines' top football players won't be taking to the gridiron anymore.
Over the weekend, Ernest Hasumann announced his medical retirement from football.
Hausmann announced the news in a social media post.
“From Uganda to America, with a full heart, I’m officially medically retiring from football,” Hausmann wrote on Facebook. “This game has shaped me, but now it’s time to focus on my true purpose on this earth full time. I’ll be finishing my degree at the University of Michigan.
Hausmann had missed Michigan's final three games of the season with no explanation.
“Thank you to everyone who has supported me on this journey," Hausmann wrote. "The best is still ahead.”
Hausmann was a team captain.
In 2025, he was an All-Big Ten player with 68 tackles, including 5.5 tackles for loss.
He began his college career with one season at Nebraska.
He then spent the past three years in Ann Arbor. He totaled 203 tackles in his career.
Hausmann had a chance to get drafted, or at least sign as an undrafted free agent and go to an NFL training camp.
Instead, he's into the next chapter of his life.
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