Handley Alum turned Hoosier wins CFP National Championship

John Handley High School Alumni Stephen Daley and the Indiana Hoosiers won the College Football Playoff National Championship game on Monday night, 27-21 over Miami.

Daley began his college football career at Kent State before transferring to Indiana for his senior year.

Last season, his Kent State team went 0-12 while this year’s Hoosiers went 16-0.

He led one of the top defenses in the country and ranked 3rd in all of college football in tackles for loss with 19.

The 6’1” 273 pound defensive end also had 5.5 sacks, 35 tackles and 2 forced fumbles on the year along with a sack and three tackles against Ohio State in the Big Ten title game.

Daley suffered a season ending knee injury while celebrating the Big 10 Championship game and was unavailable for the playoffs.

According to his Instagram, he did travel to Miami and was able to celebrate the National Championship win with his team.

Before the injury, Daley entered the radar of NFL scouts and could hear his name called on Day 3 of the Draft in April.

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Marshall native named Player of the Game in Michigan’s National Championship

Blake Corum, a Marshall native, was named the Offensive Player of the Game following Michigan’s National Championship victory over Washington.

Corum finished the game with 21 carries for 134 yards and two touchdowns, both in the 4th quarter.

In the Rose Bowl, Corrum totaled 118 yards and scored two touchdowns, including the game winner in overtime.

During the regular season, he accumulated over 1,000 rushing yards and set the school record with 24 rushing touchdowns.

He will likely become just the second player from Fauquier County, joining Wyatt Teller of the Cleveland Browns, to play in the NFL.

He is currently projected as a second to third round pick.

Leading up to the National Championship game, Corum gave back to his community by donating 300 toys to the Fauquier County based Family Shelter Services.

This followed his Detroit based toy drive which raised 25,000 toys for a local mission.

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