Michigan has made it through most of fall camp without a real injury scare, and that alone is worth noting as the Wolverines move toward the finish line.
On Thursday, offensive coordinator Jason Beck was asked about the health of the offense, with Savion Hiter and Andrew Babalola specifically coming up in the question. Beck didn’t single out either player, but his answer suggested the usual wear and tear of camp more than anything alarming.
"Relatively healthy. There's always, you know, some stuff here and there where a guy may miss a practice or two, or little tweaks," Beck said."To this point, there hasn't been any major things coming up, but that's just the day-by-day, and we will see what's on the injury report and go from there."
That mention of the injury report may have sparked a few raised eyebrows, but it doesn’t read like a red flag on its own. Fall camp always brings small setbacks, and that’s especially true for players working through physical adjustments or returning from previous injuries.
Babalola, after all, is coming off an injury from last season, so a missed practice here or there would fit the situation. Hiter, meanwhile, is dealing with college competition for the first time in practice, which can lead to those minor bumps and tweaks as players ramp up.
For now, the bigger takeaway is what hasn’t happened: no major injuries have been reported out of camp. That matters for a Michigan team that entered with several players still working back from serious issues.
Rod Moore, John Henry Daley and Andrew Bababola are among the names coming back from major injuries in 2025. Moore dealt with a torn ACL and meniscus in the 2024 season, then had his 2025 campaign cut short after the problem continued and he eventually underwent clean-out surgery.
Daley tore his Achilles tendon with two games left in the regular season in 2025. Babalola, meanwhile, is recovering from an ACL tear that came at the end of Michigan's 2025 fall camp.
The signs on those returns have been encouraging. Moore has said he is no longer on the snap count that Whittingham had him on when he first arrived in camp, which is another positive note for the Wolverines as they sort through the final stretch of preseason work.
So while any injury talk can sound unsettling in August, the broader picture in Ann Arbor has been a good one. Michigan has stayed relatively healthy, the players coming back from major injuries are progressing, and there’s been nothing reported that suggests a serious setback in camp. With a demanding schedule ahead, that kind of stability could end up mattering a lot.
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