The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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JANUARY 2026 ❱ THE WOLVERINE 29 ❱ MICHIGAN FOOTBALL While several teams, including Notre Dame, turned down bowl bids, Michi- gan is embracing the opportunity for development. The 15 practices will help them prepare for next season, of course, including development for freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood. "For us to be the team we need to be, you need to practice football, and you need to play football," Moore said. "You need to have those competitive atmo- spheres, that physicality to get back to where we need to be. We know where we are right now is not where we want to be, but that's where we're at. "Our team is excited about the chal- lenge ahead, because it's going to be a great opponent. But these practices are so important. You take them all, and you want them, and you need them. It's only going to help us in the long run." As of Dec. 10, Texas was a 5-point fa- vorite on average to beat the Wolverines. — Chris Balas 21 WOLVERINES EARN ALL-BIG TEN HONORS U-M had 21 football players named among the All-Big Ten honorees with the defensive/special teams and of- fensive nods revealed on Dec. 3 and 4, respectively. The list was led by senior edge rusher Derrick Moore, who made the first team. He posted 29 tackles, 10.5 tack- les for loss and 10 sacks on the season, along with 3 passes defended, 2 forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. The team captain led the Big Ten in sacks during league play this season. Michigan had three second-team hon- orees in senior linebacker Jimmy Rolder (second team, coaches and media) and defensive back Zeke Berry (second team, media; third team, coaches), along with running back Jordan Marshall (second team, media). Rolder had 69 tackles, including 7 tackles for loss and a pair of sacks along with 2 pass break-ups, a fumble recovery and an intercep- tion. Berry had a team-high 11 passes defended with an interception and 28 tackles. Marshall had 932 yards rushing with 10 touchdowns this season. Seven players made the All-Big Ten third team in tight end/fullback Max Bredeson, offensive lineman Giovanni El-Hadi, running back Justice Haynes and graduate defensive tackle Rayshaun Benny (third team, coaches and media) and senior linebacker and captain Er- nest Hausmann (third team, media; honorable mention, coaches). Benny led Michigan's defensive linemen with 31 total tackles to go with 3 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks, and he defended 2 passes and recovered a fumble. Haus- mann had 68 tackles for the Wolverines, with 5.5 tackles for loss, a sack and a pass breakup. Haynes, who was injured and missed the final four games of the regular season, ran for 857 yards and 10 touchdowns. The sixth and seventh were long- snapper Greg Tarr, who was named to the third team by the media, and Mar- shall (coaches). Honorable mentions included fresh- man wide receiver Andrew Marsh (coaches and media), sophomore offen- MICHIGAN ALL-BIG TEN HONOREES OFFENSE Pos. Honorees RB So. Jordan Marshall – 2nd, media; 3rd coaches Jr. Justice Haynes – 3rd, coaches WR Fr. Andrew Marsh – honorable mention, coaches and media TE Gr. Max Bredeson – 3rd, coaches; honorable mention, media Sr. Marlin Klein – 3rd team, coaches; honorable mention, media OL Gr. Giovanni El-Hadi – 3rd, media; honorable mention, coaches So. Andrew Sprague – honorable mention, coaches and media So. Jake Guarnera – honorable mention, coaches and media Gr. Greg Crippen – honorable mention, media DEFENSE Pos. Honorees EDGE Sr. Derrick Moore – 1st, coaches; 2nd, media Sr. Jaishawn Barham – honorable mention, coaches and media DT Gr. Rayshaun Benny – 3rd, coaches and media Jr. Trey Pierce – honorable mention, media LB Sr. Jimmy Rolder – 2nd, coaches and media Sr. Ernest Hausmann – 3rd, media; honorable mention, coaches DB Sr. Zeke Berry – 2nd media; 3rd, coaches Jr. Jyaire Hill – honorable mention, coaches and media Jr. Brandyn Hillman – honorable mention, coaches and media Jr. TJ Metcalf – honorable mention, coaches SPECIAL TEAMS Pos. Honorees K Sr. Dominic Zvada – honorable mention, coaches LS Gr. Greg Tarr – 3rd, media BIG TEN SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD WINNER: Sophomore LB Cole Sullivan Senior cornerback Zeke Berry earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from the media after leading the team with 11 passes defended while adding 28 tackles and 1 interception. PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL