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Blake Corum receives prestigious B1G award from the Chicago Tribune
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Blake Corum had a fantastic 2022 season for the Michigan Wolverines. The star running back was named the recipient of the 2022 Chicago Tribune Silver Football, which is given to the best B1G player as voted by the head coaches in the conference.
Last year, Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson was the recipient of the award.
Michigan running back Blake Corum is the 2022 Chicago Tribune Silver Football winner, voted by Big Ten head coaches as the conference’s best player. https://t.co/SmWCnCqZH9
— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) December 15, 2022
Corum rushed for 1,463 yards and 18 touchdowns on 247 attempts as well as adding 11 receptions for 80 yards and a touchdown. He was voted 7th place in the 2022 Heisman Trophy race as he could have been a finalist had a knee injury not kept him out of the B1G title game.
Corum received 14 total points for the awards as well as 5 first-place votes and 4 second-place votes. Heisman Trophy finalist in Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud received 8 total points, 3 first-place votes, and 2 second-place votes.
Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., Minnesota running back Mohamed Ibrahim, Nebraska wide receiver Trey Palmer, and Illinois cornerback Devon Witherspoon were the other players to receive first-place votes for the award.
This is the voting for this year’s Chicago Tribune Silver Football:
(First-place – second-place – total points)
- Blake Corum, Michigan RB: 5-4—14
- C.J. Stroud, Ohio State QB: 3-2—8
- Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State WR: 3-0—6
- Mohamed Ibrahim, Minnesota RB: 1-2—4
- Trey Palmer, Nebraska WR: 1-0—2
- Devon Witherspoon, Illinois CB: 1-0—2
- Chase Brown, Illinois RB: 0-2—2
- Jack Campbell, Iowa LB: 0-2—2
- Sam LaPorta, Iowa TE: 0-1—1
- Mike Morris, Michigan DE: 0-1—1