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2025 Michigan Football Preview

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82 ■ THE WOLVERINE 2025 FOOTBALL PREVIEW BY JOHN BORTON D errick Moore gets a shot at join- ing an elite group of Wolverines in his final season this fall. He could attend future Michigan football reunions and proudly proclaim: I never once lost to the Buckeyes. Don't believe for a second he hasn't thought about it. The senior edge rusher harbors even higher goals, of course. There are cham- pionships to win, and a victory over Ohio State no longer makes getting one a vir- tual lock. But never bowing to the team with nuts on their helmets and more in the stands certainly factors into the big picture. "I think about that a lot," he acknowl- edged. "Going into my final year at Michigan, there's a lot on my mind. Not only one more year at Michigan, but the The Home Stretch Derrick Moore Is Determined To Make His Last Season Count Moore heads into his senior season with momentum, following his wrecking-ball per- formance — 4 tackles, 2 sacks and a fumble recovery — in the ReliaQuest Bowl win over Ala- bama. A two-time All-Big Ten honorable men- tion selection, he has played in 41 games with 12 starts during his three seasons at Michigan. PHOTO BY STEVE JACOBSON/RELIAQUEST BOWL

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