Michigan vs. Oregon availability report: Will Johnson, Jyaire Hill out
The Michigan Wolverines welcome No. 1 Oregon to town on Saturday afternoon, but it will be down a handful of key players in the effort, headlined by the absence of junior cornerback Will Johnson for the second week in a row due to a lower-body injury.
Compounding matters is the loss of another secondary member in sophomore cornerback Jyaire Hill, the starter opposite Johnson. More bad news comes in the form of right tackle Andrew Gentry, who the report says is out for the season.
Here is this week’s full report.
OUT
• Junior wide receiver Amorion Walker
• Junior cornerback Will Johnson
• Junior safety Jaden Mangham
• Junior linebacker Micah Pollard
• Senior safety Rod Moore
• Sophomore corner Jyaire Hill
• Senior LB Christian Boivin
• Junior RT Andre Gentry (out for season)
QUESTIONABLE
• Freshman running back Jordan Marshall
• Senior defensive tackle Rayshaun Benny
• Running back Bryson Kuzdal
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Oregon is 8-0 and the top team both nationally and in the Big Ten, and Michigan is on high alert for just about everything the Ducks will bring to the table on Saturday afternoon.
“Start with the quarterback, a guy that’s played multiple games, multiple places, but he’s elite in every way, reading coverages, making plays, making throws down the field, controlling the offense with his feet, so you gotta do things to confuse him and make him uncomfortable,” Moore said during his Monday press conference. “The O-line is really, really good, one of the best in the country, and personnel-wise, from left to right, they’re all really good. The skill guys are fast. Twitchy. Evan Stewart, really, really good. He stands out, so do the other guys. And then the running back, he’s a violent runner. He’s a smaller guy, but he’s a violent runner, runs physical on the defense. They just play really good team defense. They’ve got good players, but they play great team defense. Coach Lanning has done a great job with the scheme, and their DC has done a great job. So it’s going to be a challenge. We’ve got to go prepare and prepare to go win.
Saturday’s game kicks off at 3:40 p.m. ET on CBS with Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson and Jenny Dell on the television broadcast. Oregon is a 14.5-point favorite according to Vegas oddsmakers.
