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Jim Harbaugh speaks to importance of Blake Corum, says he’s ‘the best RB I’ve coached’
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Jim Harbaugh talked about how crucial Blake Corum is to Michigan at Monday’s presser. He even compared Corum to some running backs that he’s coached before.
Harbaugh stated that Corum should be up for the Heisman Trophy with the way that the Michigan RB is playing.
“He’s having a definitely having an MVP season for us here at Michigan. It’d be hard to imagine that he wouldn’t be, the way he’s going, win the Heisman Trophy.
“Leading in touchdowns. Leading in points scored. Consistently really good, every game. There’s been quite a few backs who’ve won the Heisman trophy and I would bet my truck that Blake Corum is is on pace or ahead of many of those running backs that have won that Heisman trophy.”
Before Michigan, Harbaugh had a gig with Stanford (2007-2010) and coached the San Francisco 49ers (2011-2014) as well.
Harbaugh compared Corum to the likes of former Cardinal RB Toby Gerhart, who came second in Heisman Trophy voting in 2009. On the NFL side, he said that Corum is a lot like Frank Gore.
“I know. I had a great running back at Stanford, Toby Gerhart, who finished second. Blake has meant even more to this 2022 team than Toby did that season. There I go making a comparison, which I should never do. Two great players. It’s like trying to compare … I always try to stay away from that.
“Except for some of the pro backs. Probably the only exception would be Frank Gore that I was able to coach. Blake is the best running back I’ve coached. He means that much. He’s having that kind of a season.”
This is some good company to be included in, that’s for sure.
(H/T 247Sports)
Grant Bricker covers the B1G for Saturday Tradition. His previous stops include the Williamson Homepage and Nashville Post.