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How love of family drew this Michigan linebacker away from Michigan State football

Michigan football opens the season on Sept. 5 on the road against Washington and finish it on Nov. 28 on the road against Ohio State Wochit

Before Edward Warinner crossed a bridge few even knew existed, he spent some time on the other side.

It was a fleeting episode that occurred at about 12:05 p.m. on Nov. 16 — just after the ball was placed on the tee at the start of Michigan’s 44-10 rout of Michigan State.

Racing down the field during the opening kickoff, the redshirt freshman linebacker with the Spartans logo on his helmet wrestled Giles Jackson out of bounds at Michigan’s 16-yard line, pushing him back into a sea of maize and blue.