Michigan’s final injury report for Michigan Football vs Rutgers changed the picture two hours before kickoff: Rod Moore and Jordan Young were off the report and expected to play, while Dom Nichols, John Henry Daley and Enow Etta were still listed as game-time decisions. Jake Guarnera and Troy Bowles also came off the report and were expected to be available.
The update mattered because kickoff was set for 12:30 p.m. on Big Ten Network, and the timing left Michigan little room to adjust before the game began. Rod Moore, who had been questionable all week, moved to available at the same moment the staff learned which other players were still in limbo.
That all-week uncertainty had been building since the early injury report. Dom Nichols and John Henry Daley had been listed as questionable, while Jake Guarnera and Troy Bowles had been tagged probable, so the final report mostly confirmed the direction of the week rather than introducing a surprise. For Michigan, the cleanest news was that Moore, Jordan Young, Guarnera and Bowles were clear to go.
The unresolved part was on the defensive line, where Nichols, Daley and Etta remained game-time decisions even after the final report was released. Jonah Lea’ea and Tariq Boney were named as possible replacements if those injuries kept the group out, which made the last few minutes before kickoff the real test of Michigan’s depth.
What was still unknown was whether those three players would be active once the ball was kicked. The report said who was cleared and who was still uncertain, and that was enough to shape Michigan’s available personnel for Rutgers before the opening snap.
