{"id":2764,"date":"2021-12-13T10:19:27","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T15:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstandpen.com\/?p=2764"},"modified":"2021-12-13T10:19:54","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T15:19:54","slug":"michigan-wolverines-blake-corum-continues-community-support-through-nil-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firstandpen.com\/michigan-wolverines-blake-corum-continues-community-support-through-nil-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan&#8217;s Blake Corum Continues Community Support Through NIL Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Michigan Wolverines finished as the #2 seed in the College Football rankings, which means that players have a little time off before their Orange Bowl matchup against the Georgia Bulldogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For star running back Blake Corum, that means he gets more time to spend with his community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over Thanksgiving, Corum used his NIL earnings <a href=\"https:\/\/firstandpen.com\/michigan-running-back-uses-nil-earnings-to-buy-turkeys-for-the-community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to buy and distribute turkeys<\/a> to the community in Ypsilanti, Michigan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A selfless act for a young man who values doing more for others than himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always given back, whether it\u2019s a football camp or small things,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/sports\/college\/university-michigan\/2021\/11\/21\/video-ums-blake-corum-uses-nil-cash-buy-turkeys-neighbors-need\/8713145002\/\">said Corum to Angelique Chengelis of the Detroit News<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ve always invested in giving back to my community and trying to get the next generation to live out their dreams. 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