Announced Monday morning, Michigan Wolverines junior running back Blake Corum has been recognized on the watch list for the Maxwell Award, given to college football’s overall best player of the year.
The last Wolverine to make the watch list for the Maxwell Award was wide receiver Nico Collins back in 2020, before he opted out of that season. The last Wolverine to win the award was Desmond Howard in 1991.
Other players to make the watch list from the Big Ten include Ohio State quarterback CJ Stroud, OSU running back TreVeyon Henderson, OSU wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Illinois running back Chase Brown, Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa, Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorn, MSU wide receiver Jayden Reed, Northwestern running back Evan Hull, Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford, Purdue quarterback Sean O’Connell and Wisconsin running back Braelon Allen.