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Blake Corum comments on knee injury ahead of The Game vs. Ohio State

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While out handing out Thanksgiving turkeys Sunday afternoon in the local community, Michigan star running back Blake Corum gave a swift update on how his knee is holding up after injuring it Saturday against Illinois.

“It’s good. My knee is fine – I’ll be fine,” he said, via The Detroit News’ Angelique Chengelis.

Michigan running back Blake Corum hands out turkeys to the local Michigan community on Sunday, November 20, 2022.

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Corum was injured in the first half against the Illini, but attempted to return in the second half before being pulled after re-aggravating it. He was seen on the broadcast on the sideline shaking his head and favoring his knee.

His status will be the biggest factor for No. 3 Michigan heading into Saturday’s blockbuster matchup against No. 2 Ohio State, as both the Wolverines and Buckeyes enter The Game undefeated for the first time since 2006.

Paul Finebaum weighs in on Blake Corum injury

The severity of Blake Corum‘s knee injury could make or break No. 3 Michigan‘s chances of defeating No. 2 Ohio State in 2022’s edition of The Game. 

SEC Network analyst Paul Finebaum added fuel to the fire, noting that an unhealthy Michigan team might be in for a long day in Columbus next weekend without the services of its Heisman Trophy candidate. He used the DEFCON levels to hammer his point home.

“My understanding of DEFCON is DEFCON 1 is the highest, so I’m going DEFCON 0. I think this is a tremendously important problem for them,” Finebaum said on SportsCenter Sunday morning. “I know that Jim Harbaugh said after the game that he could have gone back in it, but thank goodness the injury was not that severe. But it’s a problem especially knowing it’s going to be very cold in Columbus and the opposition is Ohio State.

“He needs to play at full strength, and if he does, I think that’s going to adversely affect Michigan and what’s only the biggest game of the millennium so far – or somebody told me that.”