Michigan junior running back Blake Corum added 11 pounds of muscle to his 5-foot-8 frame in the offseason. It allowed him to rack up 30 carries last week in a win over Maryland, not to mention 243 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
What happened to top-five teams after they came ‘to die’ at Iowa? Maybe they weren’t Top 5 material after all. Maybe there’s no maybe.
True freshman Drew Stevens’ summer adjustments have helped him improve dramatically this year. He’s following a similar path as former Iowa All-America kicker Keith Duncan.
The Gazette’s John Steppe and Angelique Chengelis of The Detroit News preview Saturday’s Iowa football game against No. 4 Michigan on this episode of Hawk Off The Press.
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Michigan’s Blake Corum has been one of the best running backs in the country. Iowa has been one of the best defenses at stopping the run. That could make for an interesting matchup.
Iowa has continued to tinker with its offensive line rotation. Offensive line coach George Barnett explained what goes into the “sliding scale” of how many reps to give to each player.
Kinnick Stadium has been “where top-five teams go to die,” but Iowa’s offense must be alive against No. 4 Michigan.
Jestin Jacobs, Iowa’s starting Leo linebacker will need surgery and will miss the rest of the 2022 season.
Iowa senior safety Kaevon Merriweather is a Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week who savors the chance to play against Michigan this Saturday.
Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy and running back Blake Corum are among the names to watch in a rematch of Iowa’s 42-3 loss to the Wolverines in last year’s Big Ten title game.
After missing Saturday’s game against Rutgers because of injury, Terry Roberts is not listed on Iowa’s Week 5 depth chart.
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