The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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The injury to Glasgow, and the in- jury to senior Buck linebacker Mario Ojemudia in week five, dealt a seri- ous blow to U-M's depth and a rota- tion that had relied on eight bodies distributing 60-65 snaps per game. It turns out the setbacks also took two of Michigan's best players off the field. Glasgow, especially, made every- one around him better — redshirt ju- nior ends Chris Wormley and Willie Henry, and redshirt sophomore nose tackle Maurice Hurst had combined to average 2.9 tackles for loss and 1.4 sacks per game when Glasgow was healthy, but just 1.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 QB takedown after he suf- fered his injury. Henry had six sacks among nine tackles for loss in U-M's first eight games, but then just half a sack and one tackle for loss in the Wolverines' final four contests. Glasgow's and Ojemudia's ab- sences, and the crumbling swagger of the defensive line, culminated in an ugly season-ending performance against Ohio State. The Buckeyes rushed for 369 yards and five touch- downs, averaging 6.8 yards per carry, while U-M matched season lows in sacks (one) and total stops behind the line of scrimmage (three). The first half of the year carried Michigan to high marks, but the Maize and Blue earned F's for their effort against the Hoosiers and Buck- eyes, bringing their overall grade down. The entire defense took a step back after the loss of redshirt junior defensive tackle Ryan Glasgow to a season-ending injury. PHOTO BY BRANDON BROWN