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Report: Michigan Wolverines safety Rod Moore sidelined for rest of season with ACL tear

Quinten Johnson and Makari Paige to fill the massive void in the secondary

Brandon Carr, Digital Content Producer

Tags: Michigan Wolveirnes, Michigan Football, Rod Moore, Quinten Johnson, Makari Paige, NCAA, College Football, Sports, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Detroit, NFL Draft
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - NOVEMBER 25: Rod Moore #9 of the Michigan Wolverines speaks to media during the post game press conference after a college football game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Stadium on November 25, 2023 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Michigan Wolverines won the game 30-24 to win the Big Ten East. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images) (Aaron J. Thornton, 2023 Getty Images)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – According to reports, Michigan Wolverines standout safety Rod Moore will miss the 2024 season after he tore his ACL in practice.

Multiple outlets reported Monday (March 25) night that the three-year starter suffered the injury Sunday during a team practice.

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Moore was expected to go pro after Team 144 captured the College Football Playoff National Championship as one of the many Wolverines to enter the 2024 NFL draft in downtown Detroit, but he opted to return for his senior year.

Michigan defensive back Rod Moore (9) intercepts a pass intended for Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. (18) during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The loss is massive for what was being called “The best secondary in college football,” especially since junior safety Keon Sabb entered the transfer portal and has since joined the Alabama Crimson Tide.

The former three-star recruit out of Ohio was a key cog in the vaunted Wolverines defense as he’s been a starter since he was a freshman in 2021.

Moore has started in 24 games the past two seasons. He earned third-team All-Big Ten honors last season and was named an honorable mention in 2022.

All though the loss is devastating, the men in maize have Quinten Johnson and Makari Paige to fill the massive void in the secondary.

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - NOVEMBER 25: Rod Moore #9 of the Michigan Wolverines celebrates with Mike Sainristil #0 after an interception against Kyle McCord #6 of the Ohio State Buckeyes late in the fourth quarter during the game at Michigan Stadium on November 25, 2023 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) (2023 Getty Images)

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Brandon Carr is a digital content producer for ClickOnDetroit and has been with WDIV Local 4 since November 2021. Brandon is the 2015 Solomon Kinloch Humanitarian award recipient for Community Service.

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