It had been roughly 18 months since graduate defensive back Rod Moore last suited up for the No. 19 Michigan football team. Moore sat out for the entirety of the 2024 season, battling through an offseason knee injury, and remained sidelined for the start of the present one. In the wake of his injury, there was a lot of speculation as to when Moore would return.

Saturday against Nebraska , those questions were finally answered as Moore came jogging out with the rest of the Wolverines.

“He’s worked really hard over 18 months,” Michigan associate head coach Biff Poggi said Saturday. “It makes no sense to put a player in if he’s not ready to go. He’s ready to go. He came up and gave me a huge hug before the game was over … He said, ‘I’m so happy that my first game back is a Big Ten game, a

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