Sideline report details Michigan RB health against Ohio State
Michigan star running back again Blake Corum carried the football two times in the 1st quarter for 6 yards Saturday from Ohio State before he went to the side sidelines on the 2nd possession, favoring his knee. J.J. Stokes entered the activity for Corum on Michigan’s next possession.

“I had the possibility to discuss to James Corum, Blake’s father, last night and he claimed that Blake would want to engage in in this game and would,” Fox Sports’ Tom Rinaldi said during the broadcast. “He’d verify with doctors within just this method and beyond that he would not put up with any more accidents if he was able to go. But the stress about that explosion, that lateral motion, you can see the disappointment on Blake Corum. You know no a person needs to be in this activity extra than him.”

Corum’s injury was a sizzling subject moving into the rivalry matchup this 7 days, but the Wolverines star functioning back ran out with the to start with-workforce versus the Buckeyes. The Heisman Trophy candidate wounded his knee last 7 days in Michigan’s 19-17 acquire about Illinois.

“Michigan star tailback Blake Corum is predicted to try to enjoy versus Ohio Point out on Saturday, resources explained to ESPN, as an air of ambiguity hangs in excess of his likely performance simply because of a knee injuries,” ESPN’s Pete Thamel wrote this week. “Resources stated Corum is just not expected to be 100{35112b74ca1a6bc4decb6697edde3f9edcc1b44915f2ccb9995df8df6b4364bc} in the wake of the damage, and the variety of carries he will receive and his normal performance when he does get the ball are concerns lingering around his return. The Michigan employees is expected to monitor Corum intently in warm-ups, but the anticipation is that he will engage in and see how he can tackle the ache. Corum instructed regional media in Michigan this 7 days that he is ‘good’ although handing out turkeys to neighborhood households in require.”

Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh said Corum’s knee was “structurally excellent, which is fantastic news” prior to likely to yet another concern in the aftermath of the Wolverines’ close to whiff in opposition to the Fighting Illini. Harbaugh included that Corum only played two snaps due to the fact he was cleared to enjoy but “it was bothering him,” according to The Michigan Insider. He enters the Ohio Condition clash with 1,457 dashing yards and 18 touchdowns on 245 tries.

The winner of Saturday’s game clinches the Huge Ten East.