The status of one of Michigan’s top defensive players is up in the air -- as is, again, one on the other side of the ball as well.
Rashan Gary was unable to finish out U-M’s last two games because of what’s believed to be some sort of shoulder issue. With a Homecoming Game against Maryland looming this weekend, Jim Harbaugh listed the standout defensive lineman as “questionable” for the Big Ten game.
Additionally, the status of running back Chris Evans, who has not played at all the past two games because of an unspecified lower-body injury, is in doubt as well.
“Will they be available on Saturday? I don’t have that crystal ball on either,” the head coach said during a Monday night radio appearance via mlive.com. “Both would be questionable for Saturday’s game, if we were talking NFL lingo.”
Conferences coaches named Gary first-team All-Big Ten following the 2017 regular season after the true junior accounted for 12 tackles for loss and six sacks. This season through five games, Gary has been credited with 4½ tackles for loss and a pair of sacks.
Despite missing two of five games, Evans is still second on the team in rushing yards (172) and rushing touchdowns (two).