Bijan Robinson sends Blake Corum heartfelt message following season-ending knee injury

Bijan Robinson and Blake Corum are two of the best running backs in college football, but the latter has taken his last handoff of the 2022 season.

As the regular season came to an end, so did Corum’s — the Michigan running back was revealed to have a season-ending knee injury earlier this week. After the news came to light, Robinson took to Twitter to comfort Corum, as the Texas running back sent a heartfelt message to his colleague.

“As a player I respect a lot and compete with! Just know that God has the perfect plan for you brother,” tweeted Robinson. “You a different breed of talent. Speed recovery and all love.”

Of course, Corum was more than happy with the message, as he responded to Robinson with praise.

“Vice versa Brother!! You have been balling ever since you got to college, definitely have loved watching and competing with you,” responded Corum. “I pray nothing but best for you (prayer hands emoji). Love.”

It’s more than disappointing we’ve seen the last of Blake Corum in 2022, and Bijan Robinson is among them distraught over it. The college football world already can’t wait to see what is in store for these two stars.

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Moreover, Corum was originally injured against Illinois, then tried to give it a go vs. Ohio State but missed almost all of that game as well. Nonetheless, the Wolverines won to all but ensure their spot in the College Football Playoff. But it’ll be Donovan Edwards as the go-to running back for their remaining games, not Blake Corum. 

With under three minutes to play in the first half during Michigan’s game against Illinois, Corum took a third-and-six run near the marker and was pushed out of bounds, injuring his knee as he went down.

Corum laid on the ground writing in pain and grabbing his knee while officials reviewed whether he had fumbled the ball before he went down. After a a couple minutes of laying down, Corum was able to get up and walk off the field on his own and is now heading to the locker room just before halftime.

To add salt to the wound, the officiating crew ruled that Blake Corum did fumble the ball and Illinois took over on their own 13, preventing Michigan from scoring just before half.

Before going down, Corum accounted for 103 yards on 17 carries with a touchdown. And he took a screen pass for 41 yards on third down, too.