LINCOLN, NE – There were rumblings of his potential return but on Saturday, Sept. 20, in Week 4 in the Big Ten opener it's still not quite yet official: Michigan football fifth-year senior safety Rod Moore was listed as questionable against the Cornhuskers .
The two-time captain was not taken off the team's pregame availability report, which the team is required to provide to the Big Ten office two hours prior to every kickoff. His defensive backs coach Lamar Morgan earlier this week called him a "calming factor" for the secondary and said his return would be that of a "leader and role model."
He's pretty much done it all during his time in Ann Arbor, with 141 tackles (90 solo) as well as 13 passes defended, six interceptions, 2½ tackles for loss and half a sack. The biggest play o