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DE John Henry-Daley, S Rod Moore and OL Andrew Babalola "probably will not be available for spring," Michigan football coach Kyle Whittingham said.
As Michigan football begins its spring practice window, which opened Tuesday, March 17 and will run through the maize vs. blue spring game on Saturday, April 18 as the final of the team's 15 practices, it will do so without a trio of players it hopes will be vital to a successful 2026 campaign. Transfer EDGE John Henry-Daley (lower body), sixth-year safety Rod Moore (knee) and offensive tackle Andrew Babalola (ACL) are all expected to sit out the spring window, or at best be very mild participants with the team.
“They probably will not be available for spring,” Michigan head coach Kyle Whittingham said Tuesday at his first press conference in Ann Arbor. “Maybe limited. One or two might have some limited action.
Very limited. ” Henry-Daley comes off an All-American campaign under Whittingham at Utah, but it was cut short the final two games of the season after he reportedly tore his Achilles tendon. When he was on the field, he was among the most dynamic players in the country, racking up 17½ tackles for loss and 11½ sacks in 2025.
TEAM 147: 5 burning questions for Michigan football as spring practice begins Moore, meanwhile, played just three games for the Wolverines last season. After tearing his ACL in spring ball of 2024, then needing another procedure in December 2024 to clean up his meniscus, it set back his timeline for 2025. He vowed not to rush back and sat out the non-conference season before returning against Nebraska.