18 THE WOLVERINE
NOVEMBER 2022
BY JOHN BORTON
B
lake Corum always set his
sights high. While friends in
his little hometown of Mar-
shall, Va., dreamed of junior
high football stardom, he looked leagues
beyond.
In the third grade, Michigan's junior
running back recalled: "I would tell my
friends, 'I'm going to the NFL.' They
wouldn't believe me. They would not
believe me. 'No, you're not!'
"And I'd say, 'You watch.' I really be-
lieved in myself, that these big goals I
had, that no one else from my small town
had, would all come true."
What came across as the starry-eyed
boasts of a naïve 9-year-old don't sound
so delusional now. Corum stands as
the star of Michigan's hard-driving run
game, piling up 901 yards and 13 rushing
touchdowns through seven games.
As of Oct. 16, Corum is ranked No. 1 in
rushing TDs, tied for first in total points
(78) and No. 2 in rushing yardage. He is
also third in scoring average (11.1 points
per game) and sixth in rushing yards per
BIG BIG
DREAMS DREAMS
Blake Corum Always
Envisioned Greatness
