ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The bye week couldn’t have come at a better time for battered Michigan, who won its Big Ten opener at Nebraska despite being down three starters.
Earlier this week, Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore suggested that several of the injured could return this Saturday when the team resumes league play vs. Wisconsin (Noon, FOX) … but will all of them?
Here’s a look at where things stand with the major names, and our read on whether they return to game action this weekend:
• OL Giovanni El-Hadi — Arguably Michigan’s most important player out, El-Hadi suffered an ankle injury in the Week 2 loss at Oklahoma, leaving him sidelined for the Central Michigan game and Big Ten opener. The bye week gave El-Hadi a full three weeks of recovery, marking the short end of the timeline we