Michigan football releases official injury report ahead of UNLV game
Michigan football has released its Big Ten-mandated availability report ahead of its Week 2 game against UNLV with a handful of guys out and more questionable.
Most injuries are reported to be bumps and bruises and holdouts are precautionary, but here is who will be out and potentially out on Saturday afternoon.
OUT
• Sophmore cornerback Amorion Walker
• Sophomore linebacker Jimmy Rolder
• Senior safety Makari Paige
• Junior running back Tavierre Dunlap
• Graduate defensive back German Green
• Freshman running back Benjamin Hall
QUESTIONABLE
• Sophomore wide receiver Darrius Clemons
• Sophomore cornerback Will Johnson
• Junior safety Rod Moore
• Junior linebacker Christian Boivin
• Junior wide receiver Peyton O’Leary
Michigan coach addresses injury issues in secondary
Will Johnson and Rod Moore have been banged up, and defensive backs coach Steve Clinkscale addressed their statuses in a press conference this week.
“They’re getting closer and closer every day,” Clinkscale noted. “I kinda stay out of the training room with them, so when they’re out there on the field, I coach them. Yesterday, they were both practicing, so that was awesome. I think they’re getting closer and closer every day.
“A big thing with those guys having the issues that they had is not to rush them back, make sure they’re comfortable, especially when you’re a DB and you’re out on an island. If you rush a guy back, it can really set him back. So I think [Michigan head] Coach [Jim Harbaugh] has done a great job and our training staff has done a great job of bringing those guys back the way they need to be, right on time — not too fast, not too slow. I’m excited about seeing them out there this year.”
Amorion Walker’s injury is a little more long-term, but the team hopes to have him back soon.
“Amorion is a special talent — we all know that,” Clinkscale said. “The spring doesn’t matter, the summer doesn’t matter. What I see from him now is he’s locked in. He’s in here — he’s not able to practice — but he’s watching film, he’s taking notes. You should see his notes. I take his notes and show them to everybody. He’s taking notes — everything. If I burp, he’ll write down, ‘burp.’ He’s taking notes, he’s listening to everything.
“He’s being a sponge, and that’s what you want from your players. If they’re not able to do it physically, do it mentally. And that way, now when the younger guy wants to talk to him, he can give him the right answer.”
