The struggling Wolverines will be shorthanded on both sides of the ball, ruling out star tight end Colston Loveland and All-American cornerback Will Johnson for Saturday’s game at No. 2 Ohio State (Noon, FOX) according to the team’s pregame player availability report submitted to the Big Ten.

Michigan TE Colston Loveland’s status for Saturday’s rivalry game against Ohio State is coming into question. ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported an “increasing pessimism” about his chances of playing in The Game after suffering an injury against Northwestern.

Taking to social media to share his sourced reporting on the premier tight end talent, ESPN Senior Writer Pete Thamel noted that there is growing pessimism that Loveland will turn