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HOUSTON — Free Press sports writer Tony Garcia breaks down the five key Michigan football members who helped lead the Wolverines’ 34-13 win over Washington on Monday in the CFP national championship game:
Five up
Donovan Edwards: In the very biggest game, he turned in the performance of his life. Edwards, who struggled for much of the season, didn’t take long to make his mark on Monday. On his first carry of the game, Edwards ran into the back of his line, stuttered, then cut to the left where he found daylight and out-ran the defense 41 yards for the game’s opening score. But that wasn’t his best run of the day, or even the quarter. That came the next time he touched the ball, on the Wolverines’ next possession, when he once again stuttered behind his line before bouncing the rush outside — this time to the right — and out-running the defense 46 yards for a touchdown. The West Bloomfield alum finished with six carries for 104 yards and two touchdowns.
Michigan running back Donovan Edwards (7) picks up the trophy to celebrate the Wolverines’ 34-13 win over Washington at the national championship game at NRG Stadium in Houston on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024.
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“I’ve been honored to be his roommate for two years,” said quarterback J.J. McCarthy. “Just knowing everything he goes through behind the scenes and just the man he is on a day-to-day basis, this couldn’t have been a better moment for him to show out and show the world who he really is. I’m just so frickin’ happy for the guy.”
Blake Corum: There’s no debate: Corum is the best running back in the history of Michigan football. After suffering a torn meniscus in Nov. 2022, he declared this season was “natty or bust.” There was no bust. Corum capped his career with a…
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Author : Detroit Free Press
Publish date : 2024-01-09 15:01:06
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