Michigan football fans held their collective breath when they saw star tight end Colston Loveland make his way to the locker room after apparently injuring his shoulder in the Week 3 contest against Arkansas State. Sherrone Moore has been mum about Loveland’s injury, stating earlier on Monday, ‘Yeah, no updates right now on Colston. We’ll just keep up the progress with the doctors and see where it goes from there.’
But later on Monday, on the Inside Michigan Football radio show, Moore was a little more optimistic about Loveland’s ability to potentially rebound and play in the Week 4 contest against USC.
“Colston is continuing to be evaluated,” Moore said. “It was less serious than we thought, so feel positively about that, but we’ll see as the week progresses.”
If Loveland isn’t able to go, we saw some positive things from a handful of tight ends against the Red Wolves on Saturday. Marlin Klein had a big catch downfield, showcasing that he has similar catching ability to that of Loveland. True freshman Hogan Hansen not only got his first catch but scored a touchdown and was looking for contact in the process.
The Wolverines have options, but potentially missing the best tight end in football would be suboptimal in such a big game that could potentially determine Michigan’s season.