The struggling Wolverines will be shorthanded on both sides of the ball, ruling out star tight end Colston Loveland and All-American cornerback Will Johnson for Saturday’s game at No. 2 Ohio State (Noon, FOX) according to the team’s pregame player availability report submitted to the Big Ten.

Michigan football is banged up. Super banged up. And while it hoped it could get some good news, there's very little on the horizon in advance of the Ohio State game. The Wolverines have struggled since early in the season to keep its players and healthy,

Against two top-five opponents, Texas and Oregon, Michigan has lost by decisive margins at home. The Buckeyes are on the same level as those teams, and they’re champing at the bit to slay the Wolverines. They’ll get the job done in the Horseshoe on Saturday. But Michigan will stay alive for a while. The pick: Ohio State 31, U-M 13.