Overview

• CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz reported the true freshman suffered a serious knee injury feared to be season-ending, a report echoed by multiple outlets, and Michigan has not confirmed it after a team spokesman declined comment.
• The 6-foot-6 tackle from Overland Park, Kansas, arrived as a five-star 2025 recruit and had impressed throughout spring practices and training camp.
• Head coach Sherrone Moore said on Aug. 12 that Babalola would push for the starting left tackle job in a day-to-day competition with redshirt sophomore Evan Link.
• With Babalola sidelined in camp, reporting indicates Link is expected to start the Aug. 30 opener against New Mexico, with Blake Frazier and transfer Brady Norton as depth options.
• Michigan visits Oklahoma in Week 2 after the opener, putting added focus on solidifying protection for freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood.