ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Michigan football still hasn't been at full strength this season, though almost all of the starters have been able to go at least one of the two weeks. But fans have been impatiently waiting to see two five-stars get onto the field -- one from last year and one from this year.
And it's likely that we'll see one go this week. The other? Well, that might take a while.
On Monday, head coach Kyle Whittingham shared the injury status of freshman five-star edge rusher Carter Meadows and second-year five-star offensive lineman Andrew Babalola, thought to be the 'rhino' in this offense. And while it appears Meadows should be good to go assuming he has a good week of practice, Babalola is a different story.
"Carter should be good to go this week," Whittingham said. "Andrew, yeah, setback. We're going to have to work through some things, and he will not be available in the near future, unfortunately."
Given that Babalola missed the entirety of the 2025 season after tearing his ACL in fall camp, it's disheartening news to hear that he won't be available, as Whittingham says, 'in the near future.' Does that mean a few games or half the season? We'll find out.
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