During the Michigan Wolverines‘ win over Illinois last month, Heisman-contending running back Blake Corum suffered a brutal knee injury. While it initially appeared that he could play through the injury when he returned to the game for a play against Illinois and tried to play a week later against Ohio State, it looks like his season is over.
According to NFL insider Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reported that Blake Corum is expected to have knee surgery and will miss the remainder of his season.
Sources: #Michigan star RB Blake Corum is expected to have knee surgery and is out for the season. The Heisman candidate should make a full recovery. He tried to play last week vs. Ohio State but his knee made it impossible.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 1, 2022
“Sources: #Michigan star RB Blake Corum is expected to have knee surgery and is out for the season. The Heisman candidate should make a full recovery. He tried to play last week vs. Ohio State but his knee made it impossible,” Rapoport said on Twitter.
Corum tried to play on Saturday against Ohio State but looked very limited on the Wolverines’ first drive. As a result, he was sidelined for the rest of the game.
It’s massive news, and the college football world had plenty to say about it on Twitter.
An unfortunate update, though not a surprising one. https://t.co/QS6RJXw6JV
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) December 1, 2022
Kid showed a lot of guts in trying to play on Saturday. He's projected in third round or so, as a prospect. Presumably doing this now could allow for him to be able to run a 40 before the draft, if he declares.
Speed is the biggest ? on him, so running one would be a big deal. https://t.co/Jgc6nBQVzG
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) December 1, 2022
This stinks. What a player. https://t.co/BOmkiVIM1j
— Adam Kramer (@KegsnEggs) December 1, 2022
I greatly preferred November to December. https://t.co/DSVon2HNiy
— Scott Bell (@sbell021) December 1, 2022
Really hard for Corum and Michigan.
Corum did so much to keep Michigan's run game highly efficient. Edwards is a bit of a different runner. Going to be interesting (and a preview of next year) how UM's offense shifts without him. Really tough loss going into BTCG and CFP https://t.co/8WoAOC7rTk
— Space Coyote (@SpaceCoyoteBDS) December 1, 2022
Tough blow for Michigan looking ahead to the Big Ten Championship Game and College Football Playoff. https://t.co/pFDOC9qU6c
— Derick Hutchinson (@Derick_Hutch) December 1, 2022
Even though Corum will miss the rest of the season, it’s likely that he will still be a finalist for the Heisman Trophy after a dominant season. However, he will be unavailable for Michigan’s College Football Playoff run.
