The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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32 THE WOLVERINE ❱ DECEMBER 2024 ❱ MICHIGAN FOOTBALL happened, and Oregon was clearly the better team that day. Regardless, the Wolverines got a bad early break that hindered any upset effort, and Moore clearly wasn't pleased. He was, however, happy with his team's effort, especially with Hall and nickel Zeke Berry as the starting corners. The Wolverines held Oregon to three second-half points until the Ducks ran it up a bit with a score in the last minute. Regardless, Michigan gave up 294 passing yards without its starting cor- ners and safeties Rod Moore and Jaden Mangham. "I thought Aamir played as hard as Aamir could play," defensive coordina- tor Wink Martindale said. "I was proud of him. I was proud of his resolve and how tough he is as a corner. And we had to move Zeke outside, and I thought he held up pretty well." Michigan got Hill back for a 20-15 loss to Indiana Nov. 9, but Johnson was out yet again. Moore said he did expect his All-American back at some point this season, but it's not clear when. U-M has a bye Nov. 16 before finishing the regular season with Northwestern and Ohio State. — Chris Balas JACK TUTTLE RETIRES AFTER HIS ONE AND ONLY START Michigan graduate quarterback Jack Tuttle's long journey playing col- lege football has come to an end. The 25-year-old announced his retirement Oct. 28 following his one and only start, a 21-7 loss at Illinois. Tuttle began his career at Utah in 2018, spent four seasons at Indiana, and then transferred to Michigan in 2023. He was the primary backup for J.J. Mc- Carthy in the 2023 championship sea- son, completing 15 of his 17 passes for 130 yards and a touchdown in six games. All told, Tuttle appeared in 23 games with six starts during his seven-year college career, completing 149 of 249 passes (59.8 percent) for 1,337 yards, 7 touchdowns and 8 interceptions. This year, Tuttle connected on 30 of his 50 throws for 306 yards and 1 touch- down with 2 interceptions and 2 lost fumbles in two games. "This decision, though difficult, comes after deep reflection and heart- felt conversations with my family, doc- tors and loved ones," Tuttle said. "This past year has been challenging, marked by a UCL repair in my throwing arm that I didn't fully recover from, which has caused ongoing issues. And unfor- tunately, the recent experience of en- during my fifth concussion has brought forth the painful truth: that I need to start prioritizing my health. "Throughout my college career, I've battled numerous injuries, culminating in this difficult choice to step away from playing the game that I love." — Chris Balas Grad transfer QB Jack Tuttle opted to medically retire from football on Oct. 28, following the fifth concussion of his career suffered against Illinois Oct. 19. He also had been playing after UCL sur- gery on his throwing arm earlier this year. PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL FOUR MICHIGAN FRESHMEN BURN THEIR REDSHIRTS Through 10 games, four Michigan freshmen have burned their redshirts for this season: linebacker Cole Sullivan (nine appearances), tight end Hogan Hansen (seven), cornerback Jo'Ziah Edmond (six) and safety Mason Curtis (six). Players can retain their redshirt if they don't appear in more than four regular-season contests. Michigan has two more first-year players who might burn their redshirts in the final two games in edge Dominic Nichols and offensive lineman Jake Guarnera. Both are sitting at four contests played, and one more would put them over the top. No other U-M freshman has a chance to burn the redshirt — even running back Jor- dan Marshall, who served as the team's kick returner in a 20-15 loss to Indiana Nov. 9. He's missed the majority of the campaign with a lower-body injury but returned for the tilt in Bloomington, and he has two appearances on the year. A potential bowl game doesn't count against players' redshirt status. Here's a look at Michigan's freshmen and how many games and offense/defense snaps they've played through Nov. 10. — Clayton Sayfie MICHIGAN FRESHMAN SNAP COUNTS (Through 10 Games) Player Games Snaps* LB Cole Sullivan^ 9 4 TE Hogan Hansen^ 7 26 CB Jo'Ziah Edmond^ 6 18 DB Mason Curtis^ 6 60 EDGE Dominic Nichols 4 20 OL Jake Guarnera 4 1 RB Jordan Marshall 2 0 OL Andrew Sprague 2 5 DB Jacob Oden 2 0 DT Manuel Beigel 1 3 WR Channing Goodwin 1 1 QB Jadyn Davis 0 0 RB Micah Ka'apana 0 0 WR I'Marion Stewart 0 0 TE Brady Prieskorn 0 0 OL Blake Frazier 0 0 OL Ben Roebuck 0 0 OL Luke Hamilton 0 0 EDGE Devon Baxter 0 0 EDGE Lugard Edokpayi 0 0 DT Ted Hammond 0 0 DT Deyvid Palepale 0 0 DT Owen Wafle 0 0 LB Zach Ludwig 0 0 CB Jeremiah Lowe 0 0 ^ Burned redshirt * Not including special teams