This week, fans of both the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan Wolverines are anxiously awaiting an injury update from star Michigan running back Blake Corum after he suffered a scary knee injury during the team’s narrow win over Illinois this weekend. And while an official decision on Corum’s status is unlikely to come until just before the start of Saturday’s game, one Michigan player appeared to accidentally give a massive update on Corum’s status.
During team interviews on Monday, Michigan offensive tackle Ryan Hayes appeared to slip up and potentially reveal Corum’s status for this week’s massive rivalry game against the Buckeyes.
Reporter: "Not knowing what (Corum's) status is gonna be this week, what gives you confidence that this offense can move the ball in other ways?"
— Griffin Strom (@GriffinStrom3) November 21, 2022
“We’ve planned for this,” Hayes said, according to Griffin Strom of Eleven Warriors. “He’s a great player, but I think everybody else is just gonna step up with him out, and I think we’re up to the challenge.”
While it may have just been a simple slip of the tongue that doesn’t actually reveal anything about the status of Blake Corum, the college football world still had plenty to say about it.
I don't think he was supposed to let that slip
— Dave Biddle (@davebiddle) November 21, 2022
Uh oh looks like someone said something they weren’t supposed to 🤐 https://t.co/cDoDjMX6dg
— Scarlet & Game (@ScarletAndGame) November 21, 2022
Wow. Not sure he was supposed to say that https://t.co/U1fQ9hY5eM
— The Buckeye Nut (@TheBuckeyeNut) November 21, 2022
Oh man, they’re never gonna let him talk to the press again https://t.co/EyiEUorE0K
— B1G_Ryan (@B1G_Ryan) November 21, 2022
Interesting wording by Hayes 🧐 https://t.co/htlejchPzF
— Colin Barringer (@colin_barringer) November 21, 2022
He’s playing…. Lolz. https://t.co/PRQ51M2m6L
— BuckeyeForLife (@katzfan71) November 21, 2022
Corum is by far Michigan’s most important player this season. If he’s not able to play in this week’s top-3 matchup with the Buckeyes, that would obviously be a huge blow for the Wolverines.
