Michigan Wolverines football freshman running back Blake Corum scored two touchdowns in his first season. (USA TODAY Sports Images) "I learned that itâs bigger than football. Everyone from the team can play football. It comes down to what your IQ is like," Corum said. "Can you read the defenses? Can you read the over and under fronts? Can you tell which blitz is coming? Thatâs where I had to go with it. "I knew I could play, I knew I had speed, I knew I had power â but I feel I was lacking the IQ part. So I really took time and got in the classroom, really just understanding everything as a student of the game.