Blake Corum donates a truckload of toys to Mott Children's hospital

I am proud to have such a fine young man representing our University of Michigan. 

One of the greats on and off the field, no doubt 

Maybe I’m just naïve, but I believe him when he says that this is important to him.  A lot of athletes give to charity as a way of managing their reputation, or to distract attention from somewhere else, or because their agent told them it’d build their brand, or whatever.

But this young man has gone above and beyond in a way that I don’t remember anybody doing. It’s seemingly constant with him. What a wonderful story.  He just made Christmas better for a bunch of families who really, really need it.

I’m sure there’s a bad apple somewhere, but this team is so gosh-darn likable that it really makes me feel good as a fan.  Go Blue!

Good thing thanks to the B1G and NCAA, this kid will hear "cheater" everywhere he goes for the rest of his life.

Absolute legend. 

The Corums must be so proud.  And so are we!  Now, let's go get that title.

Go Blue, Beat Bama!

THIS is what NIL should be about. Get yourself a nice car, some sneakers, a Louis bag, and then do this. Mount Rushmore of Michigan Men™️ IMO.

The most important gifts we can give are our love and time to others.

As others have noted - what a great example Blake sets.

Go Blue!

The fist bump through the glass window got me. Brings back a lot of memories  being isolated at the children's hospital In the fall of 2020. Lots of waves through the glass windows. Always brought a smile to my daughters face. 

Blake Corum is at the top of my list of favorite players. great player, even better person. 

Good for them! Good for Mott! Good for him!

Go, Blue!

Great on the field. Better off of it. 

Has there been a better person that ever played football at Michigan?  Probably a handful of players - yeah, I said that the way I meant it - over the decades, but no better people that I'll ever think of.

Good on you, Blake.  And Merry Christmas to your and yours!  

We speak loudest through our actions. 

I'm not sure you could ask for a finer representative of your football program or your university than Blake Corum.  He's not spending his free time talking, he's out there doing.  I've never read anything that suggests that he is motivated by anything other than genuinely wanting to help people.  Nobody is pushing him or forcing him to do any of this.  There isn't some pot of gold as a reward for doing it.  He's just doing it because he's Blake Corum.

I am so impressed with so many of the players on this team. Fine young men. So easy to root for them. Happy holidays to them and all of the Mgobloggers. 

The funny thing is someone had to tell Corum you're supposed to drive the truck, not carry it.

The funnier thing is, Corum took that advice and lost time.

Blake Corum makes the world a better place. He has to be the most unselfish person both on and off the playing field.

The man

At the risk of sounding hot-takey, I think Corum flashing the six-five after the TD we really really really needed vs OSU may go down as an even more iconic moment than Desmond's Heisman pose.

Not only did his 22-yd scamper break the school record for rush TD's in a season, but the game was in the balance and him celebrating by shouting out his wounded comrade just makes it one of, if not THE most emotionally poignant moment in Michigan football history.  That's no disrespect to Desmond, but Hello Heisman was part of a 31-3 sledgehammering, whereas Corum's TD was vital to winning the 3rd game in a row after two decades of futility.