Midseason Report
Key Injuries: CB Jeremy Clark and OT Grant Newsome are out for the season. RB Drake Johnson is questionable going forward. DT Bryan Mone and LB Noah Furbush are cleared to play. RB Kareem Walker is out due to academic issues and will most-likely redshirt this year. Losing Clark, one of the top corners so far in the Big Ten this year, is indeed a big loss. He will be missed in nickel and dime packages. The starting lineup doesn't change though (Lewis and Stribling), and there are several viable candidates that can step up to fill the void behind them. Newsome's loss could have more of an impact on the team, particularly the offense. Beyond those two players the team should be at full strength coming out of the bye week. Offense: Starting quarterback Wilton Speight keeps growing into his role and is producing more than Jake Rudock was at this time last year. If he keeps on the same trajectory he will be primed for a big finish. As it stands, Michigan is second in the