The comparison between the availability reports for Indiana and Michigan ahead of their game in Ann Arbor this weekend is striking.
The Wolverines have a total of 15 players listed as either out, questionable or probable, while IU has no one on its side of the report.
Moreover, Michigan has already had a bye week, while the Hoosiers have played seven straight games to open the season.
Michigan has a total of seven players out, seven players questionable, and one player probable.
Four Michigan defenders listed as questionable are among the team’s top 13 players in defensive snaps — safety Rod Moore (280 snaps); DT Enow Etta (240); Edge Dom Nichols (202); and LB Aisea Moa (150). All four played last weekend against Penn State.
On the offensive side, starting right tackle Andrew Sprague (115) continues to be out. He hasn’t played since week two. Starting center Jake Guarnera (354), starting tackle Blake Frazier (350), and starting guard Brady Norton (296) are all questionable. Guarnera and Frazier have played in all six games to this point, while Norton has played in five.
With no one on the Indiana report, that means running back Khobie Martin is expected to play this week, giving the Hoosiers a fresh set of legs in the backfield. He suffered a broken arm in the first quarter of IU’s first game and hasn’t played since.
Here’s the full initial Big Ten availability report for Saturday’s game. No. 6 Indiana (6-1) and Michigan (4-2) kick at Noon ET on FOX.
