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2025 Michigan Football Preview

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92 ■ THE WOLVERINE 2025 FOOTBALL PREVIEW BY JOHN BORTON S enior linebacker Ernest Hausmann expects to serve as a playmaking leader in the middle of one of the na- tion's top defenses this season. Based on all evidence — on and off the field — he'll handle the role like a champion. Hausmann led Michigan with 89 tackles last year, then spearheaded a bowl victory over Alabama after getting named a captain for the contest. When Michigan students were seeking out sun and fun over spring break, Hausmann threw himself into the work of digging wells in Uganda, his native land. Bringing clean, healthy water to those desperately needing it meant more than a cooling dive into the crystal-clear Caribbean surf. For Hausmann, the journey became more instinctive service than sacrifice. DIGGING DEEPER Ernest Hausmann Shows He Knows How To Lead Hausmann, who led Michigan with 89 tackles last year, was named a team captain for the ReliaQuest Bowl where he helped the defense spearhead a postseason victory over Alabama. PHOTO BY STEVE JACOBSON/RELIAQUEST BOWL

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