ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan football didn’t exactly light the field up against USC in Week 4 through the air, in part due to having a new starting quarterback in Alex Orji as well as the onus being on the ground game. But the Wolverines were also missing one important piece — tight end Colston Loveland.

Michigan football appeared to be going backwards and USC was still reveling in its Week 1 win over a potentially overhyped LSU team. Still, the Wolverines had lost to Texas in Week 2 and the Trojans were flying high coming into Ann Arbor for their first-ever Big Ten game.

According to Michigan football contract, Sherrone Moore cannot be fired for cause for NCAA violations U-M knew about before he agreed to the deal.

Michigan may be getting some help in its lackluster passing attack this week, with star tight end Colston Loveland inching closer to a return. While Loveland was ruled out for the Wolverines’ 27-24 upset win over Southern Cal,

Meeting with the media on Monday, head coach Sherrone Moore said that Loveland was close to being able to play last weekend and that he's making good progress with his recovery. "He's doing better," Moore said.