Michigan Loses CB Blake Countess With Torn ACL

September 3, 2012 11:17 AM

Marcus Davis #7 of the Virginia Tech Hokies catches a successful 2-pont conversion on the fourth quarter against Blake Countess #18 and Troy Woolfolk #29 of the Michigan Wolverines during the Allstate Sugar Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 3, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

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ANN ARBOR (AP) - Michigan has lost starting cornerback Blake Countess because of a season-ending knee injury.

The team announced Monday that Countess tore an anterior cruciate ligament against Alabama. He was hurt early in Saturday night when the eighth-ranked Wolverines lost 41-14 to the second-ranked Crimson Tide.

Countess played in 12 games and started six last season as a freshman.

The Wolverines host Air Force on Saturday in their home opener.