Valiant Management launched the One More Year Fund days after the culmination of the 2022 Michigan football season, and it appears to have paid dividends.
The group focused on luring back running back Blake Corum, left guard Trevor Keegan, right guard Zak Zinter and wide receiver Cornelius Johnson for one more college season. While not included in the promo, linebacker Michael Barrett was another player Valiant hoped its name, image and likeness strategy would bring back to the fold.
It appears that the group is five-for-five.
On Sunday, Zinter and Barrett announced their plans to return, leaving Cornelius Johnson as the lone big-time player who hadn’t made his announcement. However, on Sunday night, Johnson announced he would, indeed, return to Ann Arbor for his fifth year.
— Cornelius Johnson (@CorneliusNation) January 16, 2023
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In 2022, Johnson was second on the team with 499 yards receiving but led all receivers with six touchdowns through the air. He led the team with 620 yards in 2021 after Ronnie Bell was injured in the season opener. Johnson’s big claim to fame was his two long touchdowns against rival Ohio State in the regular season finale.
With Johnson returning, the Wolverines will have at least one stalwart pass catcher to go along with Roman Wilson.
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