ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan football managed to upend USC in Week 4 but it did it without much of a downfield passing game.
New starting quarterback Alex Orji only completed 7-of-12 passes for 32 yards, but he had a pretty good excuse as the team’s leading receiver — by triple the next closest pass catcher — tight end Colston Loveland was unavailable due to a shoulder injury he sustained in Week 3 against Arkansas State. But head coach Sherrone Moore had said earlier in the week that Loveland was inching towards playing.
With that in mind, here is who is listed on the official injury report according to the Big Ten for both the Wolverines and the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
Michigan
Out
- Jaden Mangham
- Micah Pollard
- Rod Moore
- Wesley Walker
- Ja’Den McBurrows
- Jordan Marshall
- Leon Franklin
- Bryson Kuzdzal
- Jason Hewlett
Questionable
- Semaj Morgan
- Josaiah Stewart
- Will Johnson
- Greg Crippen
Minnesota
Out
- Justin Walley
- Darius Green
- Pierce Walsh
- Theo Randle
Questionable
- Jameson Geers
This will be the second start for quarterback Alex Orji and certainly he’ll need as much help as he can get at wide receiver. Loveland being back should be huge for the offense. But Michigan will certainly be shorthanded in the secondary with McBurrows, Mangham, and Walker all out.
Kickoff for the Saturday game is at 12:05 p.m. EDT and the game will be broadcast nationally on Fox.