Michigan's Blake Corum believes team already has 'chip on our shoulder' going into CFP

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The Michigan Wolverines enter the College Football Playoff as the No. 1 team in the four-team field after winning the Big Ten Championship over Iowa and topping Ohio State the week prior.

Running back Blake Corum has been a key difference-maker in Michigan’s run this season. Corum’s 24 rushing touchdowns lead the nation. He also has 1,028 rushing yards to his credit, which is top 40 in the country.

Corum and the rest of the team have been able to steady the ship in rocky waters all season. Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh was suspended twice during the season and the school was engulfed in a sign-stealing scandal. But through it all, Michigan continued to win.

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Michigan running back Blake Corum celebrates with fans after Michigan defeated Ohio State 30-24 in an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

"It meant a lot," Corum told Fox News Digital when asked what it meant to him to hear Michigan get named the No. 1 team in the Playoff. "Just fighting through adversity all year, not having our head coach for six games and our linebacker coach fired and getting slayed by the media, but we stood together as a team and as a unit, and we were able to overcome the adversity and staying solid through it all.

"So, being recognized as the No. 1 team, playing a great Alabama team, it’s going to be really fun. I’m super excited. And I’m ready to start watching film. I know we have a couple of weeks, but we need to start now and take it to them when it comes down to it."

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