Overview
- The Big Ten availability report issued on Sept. 30 listed edge rushers John Henry Daley and Dom Nichols, receiver Andrew Marsh, and lineman Andrew Sprague as questionable for Michigan's upcoming game.
- Daley, the team's top pass rusher who left Michigan's 20-19 loss to Iowa with a lower-body injury, is walking without a boot but his game status remains uncertain as the week progresses.
- Marsh, who leads Michigan with 22 catches and 239 receiving yards and has had back-to-back 100-yard games, is listed as questionable and his absence would reduce the offense's primary downfield target.
- Sprague has missed the past two weeks and is considered the most uncertain of the questionable linemen, while tackle Blake Frazier is listed as probable and coaches say he is trending toward playing.
- These availability questions will shape Michigan's plan for its first Big Ten road game at Minnesota on Oct. 3 and could require schematic changes to protect the quarterback and cover for lost pass-rush and receiving production.