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Newsstand: Michigan DBs Will Johnson, Rod Moore to return to action against Rutgers

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Tweets Of The Day

Michigan has been short-handed in the secondary early on this season. However, it appears the Wolverines will get some reinforcements in the Big Ten opener against Rutgers Saturday, TheWolverine.com reported Friday afternoon and On3’s Matt Zenitz confirmed Friday night.

Moore has not seen game action this season, dealing with a lower body injury. He was an All-Big Ten honorable mention selection last season, leading the defensive backfield with 71 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss with a half-sack and adding a team-high 4 interceptions.

Johnson missed Michigan’s opener but played 8 defensive snaps in the second game against UNLV. He warmed up the next week against Bowling Green but did not play. Johnson, a preseason second-team All-American per the Associated Press, started five games last season and played in all 14, registering 27 tackles, including 2 for loss, and 3 interceptions.

The Michigan Athletics Ticket Office has sold out of football tickets for the remainder of the 2023 season.

Michigan senior wide receiver Roman Wilson discusses earning the legendary No. 1 jersey, the pressure that’s on him and his desire to leave a legacy in Ann Arbor.

Michigan tight end commit Brady Prieskorn of Rochester (Mich.) Adams sported U-M cleats during his game against West Bloomfield (Mich.) High Friday night.

Michigan wide receivers coach Ron Bellamy was inducted into the West Bloomfield Coaches Hall of Fame and honored before West Bloomfield’s game against Rochester Adams.

Quote Of The Day

“One of the things that I try to instill in our players, and we were like this in Baltimore [with the Ravens] … we’re going to have some 6 and 7-minute drives on offense, maybe even more so with the clock now,” Minter said. “The number one thing we can do is to get that other defense back on the field as fast as possible whether that’s getting the ball off them or getting a quick three and out. I know from a defensive perspective if we were just on a long drive and we’re trying to make adjustments, and then all of a sudden you’re right back up, sometimes you don’t get a chance to fix your problems. You’re tired. You want to get those guys right back out there as fast as possible. I think that’s our way of trying to play complementary with our offense. The clock rules probably factor into that, but I think our style of play probably factors into that as much as anything.”

— Michigan defensive coordinator Jesse Minter

Headlines Of The Day

• EJ Holland, The Wolverine: Five final Michigan recruiting takeaways from swing through Chicagoland
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• Zach Libby, The Wolverine: Road Notebook: Thoughts and intel on Michigan IOL target Tucker Kattus
• Anthony Broome, The Wolverine: Three bold predictions for Michigan football against Rutgers
• Clayton Sayfie, The Wolverine: Three things we think: J.J. McCarthy is just fine, play-action is a weapon and takeaways from Michigan basketball schedule release

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