Jim Harbaugh and Blake Corum are in the news on Monday. The star Michigan running back revealed that before his return to the Wolverines, head coach Jim Harbaugh advised him to turn pro.
“I had to go with my gut. Coach Harbaugh was telling me to go, my agent telling me hey, I think you should come out. You had one hell of a season,” Corum said via On3. But in the end, a decision to return to school was for graduation. Walking to receive a degree – becoming the first in his family to do so – was a big reason he returned to Ann Arbor.
Jim Harbaugh recommended that Blake Corum go pro, but he saw the bigger picture.
Corum returns to a program with its sights set on a national title:
“How can I leave a team that can do it this year?” — Corum on @The33rdTeamFBhttps://t.co/pmD7ncxOFm
— Alejandro Zúñiga (@ByAZuniga) May 15, 2023
Corum aggravated his knee and missed the end of the Michigan football season. So both sides were correct in their reasons, and there is no animosity. Harbaugh probably implored Corum to play professionally because of his situation. He knows the risks as much as anyone. But Corum’s passion for school and for the university can’t be disliked or denigrated. It’s almost refreshing, even.
The college football world had plenty to say about Corum’s decision and Harbaugh’s plea to his star running back.
We HAVE to win the natty. Frfr we HAVE to win. https://t.co/T5IUIoSJq4
— DJ InDeafinite (@DJInDeafinite) May 15, 2023
Very hot take: Harbaugh recommending Blake go pro is kinda weird to me especially with the injury. Again, hot take, but did Jimmy possibly want to give the keys to Don? BC is definitely versatile, but you can run a different style of offense with DE 🤔 https://t.co/SJGLKYGOMT
— 〽️ (@Michigan_Man1) May 15, 2023
Jim trying to get his players paid and Blake said let me heal, get paid next year and hopefully win it all this time https://t.co/bEnGGhSHK0
— Iroh’s other nephew (@beatsbyju) May 15, 2023
One of my fav Michigan players ever https://t.co/RtksRNn5Qc
— THE JJ ERA #9 QB 1 (@WolverineNyanks) May 15, 2023
The Heisman Trust snubbed Blake Corum last season at Michigan after a stellar year, but perhaps this year, he and Jim Harbaugh can achieve the goals they have set out to accomplish.
[On3]