Michigan football injury update: Andrew Babalola out for Week 1
Michigan football enters Week 1 mostly healthy, though Andrew Babalola will miss the opener against Western Michigan.
Game week has officially begun for Michigan football, and the Wolverines are entering Week 1 mostly healthy. However, there are two players who will be out for the entire season: running back Micah Kaapana, who sustained an injury in spring, and center Ace Hamilton, who was injured during fall camp. Head coach Kyle Whittingham expressed optimism about the team's overall health, stating that they entered the season in good shape with only a few players who may not be fully ready for the first game.
Among those sidelined is offensive tackle Andrew Babalola, who missed all of last season after tearing his ACL in fall camp last year. Babalola, who was expected to play the seventh lineman in the offense, will not play against Western Michigan this week due to an injury, but Whittingham emphasized that it is not a long-term setback.
Two other players with previous catastrophic injuries, safety Rod Moore and edge rusher John Henry Daley, are expected to play in the upcoming game. Moore is deemed healthy but not fully recovered, while Daley appears fully fit and more explosive than ever before. Michigan will face Western Michigan at The Big House, with the game broadcast on NBC, kicking off at 7:36 p.m. EDT.
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