Blake Corum believes Michigan will run it back next season

Michigan claimed their first national championship since 1997 last night in the College Football Playoff. Now, although he likely won’t be a part of it, Blake Corum is already anticipating back to back titles for the Wolverines.

Corum looked ahead to next season postgame following Michigan’s win in the national championship over Washington on Monday. In his opinion, the returning Wolverines will have a great chance to repeat because they’ve now seen and experienced the blueprint that can get the job done.

“Yeah, I definitely think the guys will run it back,” said Corum. “They know what it takes. They know what it’s like.”

Corum also thinks they can do it because he doesn’t think they’ll get complacent after winning it all. They won’t be content with just one championship and will do what they can next fall to make it two in a row.

“Something Coach Harbaugh always says is don’t get a big head. And none of the guys on the team will have a big head after this win,” Corum said.

Michigan won their 10th national title and first in the playoff era with their 34-13 victory against the Huskies in Houston. Of their nine other titles back in the 1900s, though, some of them also came in bunches. The program won four straight from 1901 through 1904 before winning four more over 30 seasons from 1918 to 1948, including winning two in five years in 1918 and 1923.

With this team likely losing several pieces as it heads into the era of the 12-team playoff, it’ll be a tall task for the maize & blue to defend their title in 2024. Even so, Corum has no doubts in their ability to bring a second straight championship back to Ann Arbor.

“Obviously, we’ll enjoy the moment right now. But the guys will be ready to go back to work,” said Corum. “I definitely believe the Wolverines will be back.”

Donovan Edwards takes over Houston Raising Cane’s location following national title

Michigan RB Donovan Edwards was the star of the national championship game with 104 yards rushing and two touchdowns on just six carries.

Now, he’s an NIL star with Raising Cane’s.

In what has become a tradition for a star player who wins the national championship, Edwards arrived Tuesday morning at the 163 West Road Raising Cane’s location in Houston and started “running the kitchen like he does the field”.

#7 serving up our #1 Box Combo! pic.twitter.com/u85DYKOesm

— Raising Cane's (@raisingcanes) January 9, 2024

Donovan Edwards working behind the register at Raising Cane’s

🎥: @valiantuofm pic.twitter.com/upUrsOQkyB

— Clayton Sayfie (@CSayf23) January 9, 2024

Raising Cane’s founder and CEO Todd Graves has been a massive supporter of NIL deals for college athletes. Getting to run the kitchen at Raising Cane’s has become a right of passage after a national title game.