LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Ahead of the No. 15 Michigan football team’s pivotal clash against USC, the Wolverines released their pregame availability report, indicating which players would be out and questionable for the contest.
Based on the availability report, the Wolverines are arguably as healthy as they have been all season, at least among two-deep players.
The players Michigan listed as OUT include reserve linebacker Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng, reserve quarterback Davis Warren and reserve running back Micah Ka’apana. They were joined by players listed as out for the season, which includes reserve wide receiver I’Marion Stewart, reserve running back Donovan Johnson, reserve linebacker Jaydon Hood, reserve offensive tackle Andrew Babalola, reserve edge Devon Baxter and reserve wide receiver CJ Charleston.
Michigan only listed one player as QUESTIONABLE: Co-starting right guard Brady Norton.
That leaves the Wolverines arguably as healthy as they have been all season, with only one member of their preseason two-deep questionable, and everyone else available. Starting left guard Giovanni El-Hadi and backup tight end Hogan Hansen, both of whom were classified as questionable last week before not playing and whom Sherrone Moore said were “probable” on Monday, appear to be fully active.
The Wolverines will want all hands on deck Saturday, as they try to win their first regular-season game traveling multiple time zones since 1998 (0-5 since then), and look to cool off a Trojans offense that leads the nation in yards per play. The two teams will kick off at 7:30 ET and 4:30 local time, and the game will air on NBC.