Michigan’s first injury report ahead of Saturday’s trip to Minnesota brought a few expected names and a couple of developments that could matter a lot.
The biggest concern is Andrew Marsh, who showed up as questionable after going over 100 yards last week. That puts his status squarely in the 50/50 range for the game against the Golden Gophers.
Michigan also listed Andrew Sprague as questionable. He has missed the last two weeks, and his return would matter after Blake Frazier slid over to the right side in his absence.
Frazier is at least trending in the right direction. He was injured against Iowa, but he is probable for Minnesota, which is the one clear positive on the initial report.
John Henry Daley was already expected to be questionable, and that remains the case. Given that he suffered a season-ending injury back in November, simply having a chance to play this week is notable. Dominic Nichols is also questionable, matching his status from last week.
Michigan enters the week at 3-1 after a heartbreaking loss to Iowa last Saturday and still has one more game to navigate before its bye week. The opponent is no easy stop. Minnesota knocked off Washington 27-24 last week, so the Wolverines are heading into a tough road test with some uncertainty around key pieces.
Losing Marsh would be a real problem. Iowa had a hard time slowing down Marsh and JJ Buchanan, and the offense kept finding answers whenever the defense tried to key on one of them. Michigan does have other options in the passing game, including freshman Salesi Moa and Travis Johnson, while Channing Goodwin brings experience as well.
Getting Sprague back would also help. Link has handled himself well, and against one of the Big Ten’s better defensive lines, Michigan still ran for more than 150 yards and allowed only one sack.
The bigger issue for the Wolverines has been putting points on the board. They have failed to reach 20 points in three of their first four games. Iowa and Oklahoma are not ordinary defenses, though, and Michigan was one play away from beating both of them, thanks in part to the improved play of Bryce Underwood.
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