INDIANAPOLIS — One more time Saturday night, Donovan Edwards took a handoff and cradled something precious.
But this time, it was the MVP trophy for the Big Ten Championship game that was hand-delivered by one of legends it’s named for, Archie Griffin. And after Edwards held the trophy up to the roar of a partisan Michigan crowd celebrating a back-to-back Big Ten championship inside Lucas Oil Stadium, the sophomore running back did what came naturally.
He gave thanks to God, and then to one of his teammates. The one who had carried the load for this undefeated Michigan team all season, right up until Blake Corum took a helmet to his left knee midway through a game against Illinois two weeks ago. Corum, the Wolverines’ workhorse running back and a leading contender for the Heisman Trophy, underwent season-ending surgery on his knee Friday. And Saturday night, he was missing, but certainly not forgotten after Michigan had polished off a 43-22 win over Purdue.
