Getty ImagesANN ARBOR, Mich. - Michigan might be missing some key players at Ohio State.
Coach Rich Rodriguez said Monday he doubts quarterback Steven Threet or running back Sam McGuffie will play against the 10th-ranked Buckeyes.
Rodriguez says Threet has a shoulder injury, and McGuffie had a death in his family.
Running back Brandon Minor says he will play in Michigan’s finale after missing a game with rib and shoulder injuries.
Ohio State is a 19-point favorite, matching the largest spread in the rivalry, and is a win away from earning at least a share of a fourth consecutive Big Ten title.
Michigan has lost a school-record eight games in Rodriguez’s debut season and will not play in a bowl game for the first time since 1974.
Miami coach Al Golden says the worst is behind him, but his headaches figure to continue now that former booster Nevin Shapiro, now in jail, says his involvement with the Hurricanes program will result in stiff penalties.
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