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Pregame observations from the Hard Rock Stadium press box: Michigan football at the Orange Bowl

michigan-icon-fullby:The Wolverine Staff•12/31/21•

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Michigan football will take on the Georgia Bulldogs in the 2021 Orange Bowl. (Photo by Clayton Sayfie)

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Michigan Wolverines football is set to take on Georgia in the Orange Bowl, with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. TheWolverine.com team is on hand here in the press box and will be providing live updates during pregame warmups in anticipation for the showdown.

Follow below for observations, and CLICK HERE to join the pregame discussion on our message board, The Fort.

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Pregame Updates

• Michigan sophomore safety Daxton Hill has taken the field. Hill did not travel with the team to South Florida Dec. 25, but made his way to town Dec. 30, one day before the game (undisclosed reason). Head coach Jim Harbaugh told ESPN reporter Marty Smith that Hill is a “game-time decision.”

• It appears that the Wolverines will wear blue pants with their blue jerseys, marking the third time this season that they’ve gone with that look (Washington, Ohio State are the others).

• According to Isaiah Hole of WolverinesWire, Michigan freshman cornerback Ja’Den McBurrows was seen in a leg brace when the Wolverines arrived.

• Depth charts have been revealed for each team. Michigan sophomore safety Daxton Hill has been listed as a starter. Hill joined the team yesterday after staying back in Ann Arbor for several days due to an undisclosed reason.

• Michigan football has arrived at the stadium and taken the field in jumpsuits. The Wolverines’ players are snapping pictures and taking in the stadium as fans trickle in shortly after the gates have been opened.

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