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Wolverine TV: Reacting to On3's running back group ranking

Anthony Broomeby: Anthony Broome05/23/23anthonytbroome
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ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - OCTOBER 15: Donovan Edwards #7 of the Michigan Wolverines leaps to avoid a tackle by Jaylen Reed #7 of the Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Stadium on October 15, 2022 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)

Michigan football has a pair of elite running backs on the roster in senior Blake Corum and junior Donovan Edwards heading into the 2023 season. So much so that it could very well be the best positional duo on any team in the country.

The Wolverine’s John Borton and Tom Crawford tackled the subject on our YouTube channel on Tuesday evening.

On3’s Jesse Simonton sorted the position groups recently in a post-spring position group ranking series, where Michigan’s crowning position group came at running back. The Wolverine rushers came in as the top-ranked cluster of backs in the country.

“The Wolverines should be the favorites in the Big Ten in 2023, and they’re likely to be led by a pair of potential 1,000-yard rushers,” Simonton said. “Heisman Trophy contender (nearly 1,500 yards with 18 touchdowns) Blake Corum opted to return to school after tearing his knee late last season. 

Meanwhile, Donovan Edwards would start for most other programs and is the best No. 2 tailback in the country. The junior led all Power 5 tailbacks averaging 7.1 yards per carry in 2022.”

Borton and Crawford discuss the Michigan position rankings, more offseason storylines and catch up with Jed Donahue of PA Sports to get the pulse of Penn State Nittany Lions nation. The two go live every Tuesday night at 5:30 p.m. ET on our YouTube channel.

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