GAME BREAKDOWN
KEY MATCHUP: Michigan’s receivers will need to be prepared to get hit on Saturday. Coach Jim Harbaugh said Maryland is a physical team that is “very active in the secondary,” resulting in six interceptions — two of which were returned for touchdowns.
DRAFT SLANT
–Junior DL Rashan Gary left the Northwestern game with an apparent injury to his right shoulder or arm and his status for Saturday is uncertain. On his radio show, Harbaugh called the projected 2019 NFL Draft first-round pick “questionable”… if we’re talking in NFL lingo.”
ROSTER REPORT:
–With Kwity Paye and Josh Uche each getting two sacks at Northwestern, Michigan has five different players with multiple sacks this season. The Wolverines have 16 sacks as a team, which ranks 15th nationally and third-best in the Big Ten.
–There is no update on the health of RB Chris Evans, who has missed the last two games with an undisclosed injury.
–Saturday is Homecoming at Michigan Stadium, with the Wolverines holding a 90-27 record in those games. Michigan has won seven in a row on Homecoming.
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