6/18/2023 0 Comments Donovan edwards![]() "I’m not upset that I don’t have a mother anymore, all it’s done is sharpen me now," he said. He makes sure to praise God in all that he does, even when it's a hard lesson, like last year's College Football Playoff loss or something much worse, the loss of his mother. RAINER SABIN: How one coach's growing influence has corresponded with Michigan's rebirthĮdwards is a man of extreme faith. He believes there aren't many men in his father's generation who would step up to the plate and raise two boys on their own and for that, "I respect my dad with everything in me."īut if you ask Edwards, there's no comparing in his mind to who is really responsible for his success: God. ![]() He expressed similar sentiments about his father. "That saved us, that saved our team, only because they’re two great players capble of doing that." With Blake out, Donovan has been able to take two games pretty much all on his shoulders. "There was a whole one-two punch that we had with Blake, but I think Blake is so great that when Donovan was out, Blake took it all on his shoulders. "We lost a lot with Blake Corum," coach Jim Harbaugh told the Free Press on Thursday. ![]() But even replacing one of the best running backs in the nation, Edwards showed he really is the next man up. The "next man up" cliché in sports is almost always easier said than done. He ran 25 times for 185 yards and one touchdown as U-M won its second straight league title its first back-to-back outright conference championships since 1991-92. If anybody thought the performance against the Buckeyes was luck or a mirage, Edwards doubled down in the Big Ten championship game against Purdue. "Maybe the world might be, but the people behind our closed doors, they know." "Nobody is surprised at what I’m able to do. 3 TCU (12-1, 9-0 Big 12) were set for kickoff. "I mean, everybody already knew what I’ve been capable of doing since I came in here," Edwards said with a laugh at Fiesta Bowl media day Thursday, just more than 48 hours before No.
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