Wolverine TV: Mike Morris, Mazi Smith, more Michigan defenders preview CFP matchup with TCU
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Michigan Wolverines football senior EDGE Mike Morris, senior defensive tackle Mazi Smith, senior cornerback DJ Turner, senior nickel back Mike Sainristil and sophomore linebacker Junior Colson met with reporters Tuesday morning to preview the team’s College Football Playoff matchup with TCU. Watch video of the press conferences below.
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Michigan senior defensive lineman Mike Morris went down late in a blowout win of Nebraska with a leg injury, one that would keep him from playing against Illinois and most of the Ohio State game. He probably shouldn’t have been in that late with the game in hand, but he was … and it nearly cost him the season.
“I’m not going to lie — I thought my leg was broken,” the Michigan senior said. “I thought my ankle was broken. That’s why I reacted that way. And then I looked at it and it was straight, and … I moved my toes a little bit, and then I’m fine. I’m good. That’s when I stood up.
“One of the players said something to me — I can’t say what he said — but something like, ‘get up, something something.’ That’s when I jumped up and ran off the field.”
Morris said he’s close to 100 percent and is ready to make an impact Saturday.
Michigan and TCU will kick off at 4 p.m. ET Saturday afternoon in Glendale. The Maize and Blue are 7.5-point favorites and considered a better than 50 percent bet to make the national title game Jan. 9 in Inglewood, Calif. The Horned Frogs are 12-1 this season with their lone blemish coming in the Big 12 title game against Kansas State, while Michigan is undefeated at 13-0.
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