Michigan Football: 3 keys for Wolverines against TCU

More boom, less bust in the ground game

Blake Corum has been the best Michigan Wolverine running back since Mike Hart (and might be even better than him if we’re being honest). Part of what made and still makes Corum so good is despite his size, the ability to consistently churn out 4-5 yards a carry.

Now that he’s out recovering from a knee procedure, the weight of the Michigan run game falls on Donovan Edwards.

We all know the talent that “Don-O” has as evidenced by his two huge touchdown runs in Ohio Stadium as well as in the Big Ten championship against Purdue a few short weeks ago.

What Edwards doesn’t do though is what we just said Corum is best at: churning out 4-5 yards a carry.

In the Ohio State game, Edwards —  and the rest of the Michigan run game for that matter — wasn’t super productive outside of the aforementioned two huge runs against the Bucks’.

TCU will challenge Edwards and the stable of running backs to churn out those 4-5 yards just like Corum did all season instead of being stymied over, and over again.

Michigan needs more boom and less bust in the ground game to win this game. The big plays will come like they have all season, but sustaining drives by having a consistent and productive ground game is much more important to the Wolverines’ success than anything else on offense.