Michigan football injury report: May be down 3 captains vs Ohio State
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Michigan football is on the hunt to pick up its fifth consecutive win against rival Ohio State on Saturday, Nov. 29 (noon, Fox), but if it does come, it will be without a number of the team’s leaders.
The Wolverines could be without as many as three of its six captains. Safety Rod Moore, fullback/tight end Max Bredeson and linebacker Ernest Hausmann are all varying degrees of questionable or out.
Moore, a fifth-year senior and two-time captain, was officially ruled out by coach Sherrone Moore at his Monday press conference. Even if the Wolverines are to make the College Football Playoff, Rod Moore is “most likely” done for the season.
It’s a painful ending to what was a tremendous career. Moore, an Ohio native who came to Ann Arbor and vowed to never lose to his home state team, is one victory away from doing that.
He was directly responsible for sealing one of those victories − the last time the teams played in Ann Arbor in 2023 − when he picked off a pass by Kyle McCord intended for Marvin Harrison Jr. to send U-M to the Big Ten title game and eventually the CFP, which ended with a national championship.
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Moore has dealt with knee issues since he tore his ACL in the spring of 2024, then had to get a second procedure on his meniscus in December. He sat out the first three games in 2025, came back for the fourth contest, but played just three games against Nebraska, Wisconsin and USC, and has missed the past five wins.
While it’s a tough blow, it’s somewhat expected. What wasn’t expected was Max Bredeson leaving last week’s 45-20 victory over Maryland and coming back with a boot on his right foot and crutches.
Sherrone Moore hasn’t ruled out the chance for him to play, but it does sound like a long shot.
“Max – the X-rays, we’ll see. Didn’t look great, but, you know, if anybody can push through it, it’s Max Bredeson,” Moore said. “So, we’ll know more as we go through the week.”
Last but not least, Ernest Hausmann, the green dot linebacker and leading tackler on the team. He was a surprise absence from last week’s game against Mayland when rumors began to swirl that he’d left the team. Not only did Sherrone Moore put that to bed, but Hausmann took to social media in a now deleted post which stated he “never left.”
Moore classified him as “day to day” but it’s hard to feel truly confident about his status going forward.
Michigan football injury report vs Ohio State
- RB Justice Haynes, out.
- S Rod Moore, out.
- OL Evan Link, doubtful.
- TE/FB Max Bredeson, doubtful.
- LB Ernest Hausmann, questionable.
- TE Hogan Hansen, questionable.
- WR Semaj Morgan, questionable.
Tony Garcia is the Wolverines beat writer for the Detroit Free Press. Email him at apgarcia@freepress.com and follow him on X at @RealTonyGarcia.
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