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Key Michigan football starter ruled out for the Northwestern game

Michigan football will be without Cole Sullivan for the Northwestern game plus other injury updates.

Michigan linebacker Cole Sullivan (23) celebrates an interception against Washington during the second half at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. | Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

There was hope that Michigan football would get linebacker Cole Sullivan back for the game against Northwestern on Saturday. Yet, he was officially ruled out on Saturday's injury report released by the Wolverines.