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Pregame observations: Michigan football vs. Illinois

clayton-sayfieby: Clayton Sayfie10/19/24CSayf23
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Memorial Stadium, the site of Michigan vs. Illinois in Champaign. (Photo by Clayton Sayfie / TheWolverine.com)

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — No. 24 Michigan Wolverines football is set to take on No. 22 Illinois Saturday afternoon in Champaign. Follow along below for pregame observations and updates from Memorial Stadium.

Pregame observations: Michigan vs. Illinois

Note: All times in central time

• 2:10 p.m. – First-team OL in final stages of warmups was the same that warmed up 20 minutes or so ago.

• 2 p.m. – Junior EDGE Derrick Moore has a brace on his left leg and is fully warming up, but does not appear to be 100%.

• 1:58 p.m. – Three QBs traveled in Tuttle, senior Davis Warren and junior Alex Orji, while three freshmen OL traveled in tackle Andrew Sprague and center Jack Guarnera.

• 1:53 p.m. – The starting offensive line in warmups is graduate Jeff Persi at left tackle, graduate Josh Priebe at left guard, Crippen, senior Giovanni El-Hadi and junior Andrew Gentry. Starting LT Myles Hinton, listed as questionable, is repping with the second team, typically an indicator he will not start. Link is also with the twos, which appears to be a coaches decision.

• 1:52 p.m. – Graduate QB Jack Tuttle is snapping with the first team with senior Greg Crippen at center, insinuating a change in the starting lineup in the middle.

• 1:27 p.m. — Michigan’s long snappers and punters are on the field. Shortly, the rest of the team will join them for warmups in full uniform — white tops, blue pants and white accessories.

• 12:47 p.m. — Some Michigan players have taken the field for early warmups in tee shirts and their blue game pants.

• 12:30 p.m. — The following Michigan players are questionable for the game, according to the availability report: Graduate cornerback Aamir Hall, junior linebacker Jimmy Rolder and fifth-year senior left tackle Myles Hinton. The following players are out:

• Junior safety Jaden Mangham
• Junior linebacker Micah Pollard
• Senior safety Rod Moore
• Sophomore DL Enow Etta
• Senior cornerback Ja’Den McBurrows
• Freshman running back Jordan Marshall
• Senior defensive tackle Rayshaun Benny
• Running back Leon Franklin
• Running back Bryson Kuzdal

Game information: Michigan vs. Illinois

Venue: Memorial Stadium (60,670)
Kickoff: 2:40 p.m. CT / 3:40 p.m. ET
TV: CBS
Stream: Paramount+ / Fubo
On The Call: Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color) and Jenny Dell (sideline)
Radio: LEARFIELD Michigan Sports Network, anchored by WWJ 950 AM in the Detroit area, with Doug Karsch (play-by-play), Jon Jansen (color) and Jason Avant (sideline) on the call. Karsch and Jansen are regular contributors to TheWolverine.com. Click here for the full list of radio affiliates to find the station in your area. The radio broadcast can also be streamed through MGoBlue.com.
Series Facts: This will be the 98th meeting between Michigan and Illinois. Michigan holds a 72-23-2 advantage in the all-time series with an 8-2 mark in the last 10 games, including six straight victories. U-M won the last matchup 19-17 in Ann Arbor during the 2022 campaign.

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