It was very unclear whether Grant Newsome would be able to suit up next year after suffering a gruesome leg injury last year against Wisconsin. Based on what Jim Harbaugh had to say, it’s sounding like the junior-to-be could very much be available in 2017:
Harbaugh said don't count Grant Newsome out for next year. He's optimistic.
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) February 22, 2017
Newsome also added this tweet after Harbaugh’s quote:
— Grant Newsome (@grant_newsome) February 22, 2017