As Michigan prepares to take on No. 2 rival Ohio State, it will do so without quarterback Will Johnson, who is expected to miss Saturday’s Big Ten game (12 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app) due to of chronic toe injury. .
Johnson injured his toe in Michigan’s loss to Illinois in Week 8 and has not played since.
In the six games Johnson has appeared in this season, he has tallied 14 combined tackles and two interceptions, moving back both of those records for touchdowns. Johnson has three entries in 2022 and four entries in 2023. The junior defensive back is a consensus top 10 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Overall, Michigan’s defense is giving up 222.3 passing yards (12th in the Big Ten), 94.0 rushing yards (third), 316.3 total yards (eighth) and 21.5 points (tenth) per game. It will face an Ohio State offense that is second in the conference in scoring (37.8) and third in total yards (439.1) per game.
Michigan is coming off a 50-6 win over Northwestern, while Ohio State is coming off a 38-15 win over now-No. 10 Indiana. The Wolverines have won each of the last three games against the Buckeyes.
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