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Availability report: Injuries piling up for Michigan at tail end of non-conference play

IMG_1636by: Brock Heilig10 hours agobrockheilig
Syndication: Detroit Free Press
Michigan offensive line coach Grant Newsome, left, warm up next to offensive lineman Giovanni El-Hadi (58) ahead of the New Mexico game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, August 30, 2025.

Michigan’s pregame availability report was not kind to the Wolverines ahead of their final non-conference bout of the regular season against Central Michigan. Fourteen players were listed as out for the contest, and seven names were listed as questionable.

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Notably, Michigan will be without its two starting guards on Saturday afternoon, as Giovanni El-Hadi and Brady Norton, will be held out of the game. It’s likely that Michigan replaces El-Hadi and Norton with Lawrence Hattar and Nate Efobi.

Additionally, captains Ernest Hausmann, Marlin Klein and Rod Moore are all listed as questionable.

Here’s a look at the full availability report:

Questionable

DB Shamari Earls

QB Mikey Keene

DB Zeke Berry

LB Ernest Hausmann

TE Marlin Klein

DB Rod Moore

DL Ike Iwunnah

Out

WR I’Marion Stewart

DB Caleb Anderson

QB Davis Warren

DB Tevis Metcalf

DB Mason Curtis

RB Micah Ka’apana

RB Donovan Johnson

RB John Volker

LB Jaydon Hood

OL Giovanni El-Hadi

OL Andrew Babalola

OL Brady Norton

DL Devon Baxter

WR C.J. Charleston

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