Pregame observations, updates: Michigan football vs. Rutgers
Michigan Wolverines football is set to take on Rutgers to open the Big Ten season Saturday afternoon in Ann Arbor, and TheWolverine.com is on hand at The Big House. Follow along below for live updates from the press box.
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Pregame observations: Michigan vs. Rutgers
• 11:32 a.m. — Jake Thaw took the final punt return of warmups before the team ran up the tunnel and into the locker room. He and Tyler Morris shared the duties last week, but it appears he’ll be the first man up this week again.
• 11:25 a.m. — Michigan rolled out the same five on the starting offensive line in warmups — including Karsen Barnhart at left tackle and Myles Hinton at right tackle. LaDarius Henderson was inserted into last week’s game at left tackle in the third quarter, and Barnhart moved to the right side, but it appears that won’t be the plan to begin today’s contest.
• 11:23 a.m. — Defensive backs Will Johnson and Rod Moore are working with the starters during team warmups.
• 11:15 a.m. — Full team warmups have begun, with each position group working individually.
• 10:09 a.m. — The Michigan team has arrived at The Big House, led by head coach Jim Harbaugh for the first time this season.
• 9:45 a.m. — Michigan has released its availability report for today’s game. Here’s who’s out and questionable
Out
• Sophomore quarterback Alex Orji
• Junior cornerback Ja’Den McBurrows
• Sophomore defensive tackle Mason Graham
• Sophomore running back CJ Stokes
Questionable
• Sophomore cornerback Will Johnson
• Junior safety Rod Moore
• Sophmore cornerback Amorion Walker
• Sophomore wide receiver Darrius Clemons
• Sophomore safety Zeke Berry
• Sophomore safety Keon Sabb
• 9:15 a.m. — Michigan has released its hype video for today’s game.
Game information: Michigan football vs. Rutgers
Venue: Michigan Stadium (107,601)
Kickoff: 12:01 p.m.
TV: Big Ten Network
Stream: Fox Sports App
On The Call: Cory Provus (play-by-play), Jake Butt (color analyst) and Brooke Fletcher (sideline reporter)
Radio: LEARFIELD Michigan Sports Network, anchored by WWJ 950 AM in the Detroit area, with Doug Karsch (play-by-play), Jon Jansen (color) and Jason Avant (sideline) on the call. Karsch and Jansen are regular contributors to TheWolverine.com. Click here for the full list of radio affiliates to find the station in your area. The radio broadcast can also be streamed through MGoBlue.com.
Series Facts: This will be the 10th meeting between Michigan and Rutgers. The Wolverines lead the all-time series 8-1 with victories in the last eight meetings. Rutgers won the inaugural game at home in 2014. U-M won last year’s game 52-17 in Piscataway, N.J.
