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UM running back Corum says ankle has improved ahead of CFP semifinal matchup

Even when he ran 67 yards for Michigan’s first touchdown in the Big Ten championship, Blake Corum’s right ankle wasn’t fully healthy.

Corum, who suffered a high ankle sprain late in the first quarter against Indiana on Nov. 6 and missed the better part of three games, said he is feeling great as Michigan goes through practices in South Florida preparing for Friday’s Orange Bowl national semifinal against Georgia.

“I feel like my ankle is finally back,” Corum said Monday during an Orange Bowl Zoom meeting with reporters. “I feel like I have my cutting ability, my speed and my top-end speed, my burst.