ANN ARBOR, Mich. – J.J. McCarthy, one of the best quarterbacks in the history of the Michigan football program, is headed to the NFL after three seasons.McCarthy announced Sunday that he will forgo his final year of eligibility in Ann Arbor to enter the NFL. The timing seems perfect as he just captained the Wolverines during their best season ever.McCarthy was just what Jim Harbaugh and Michigan needed in the 2020 postseason. He played a role in a team that beat Ohio State for the first time in 10 years and broke an 18-year conference title drought in 2021.McCarthy then went 27-1 over two seasons after winning the starting spot from 2022. . two wins over Ohio State, Michigan State and Penn State, two Big Ten titles, a perfect 20-0 record in Big Ten play, a Rose Bowl win over Alabama and a national championship.Completed 67.6% of his passes for 6,226 yards, 49 touchdowns and 11 interceptions and rushed for 632 yards and 10 touchdowns in his career.In his national championship season, he completed 72.3% of his pass attempts for a career-high 2,991 yards and 22 touchdowns. He threw just four interceptions and rushed for another 202 yards and three scores.McCarthy’s most legendary moments came on college football’s biggest fields, including scoring four touchdowns in his only trip to Ohio State and leading a game-tying 75-yard run in the waning moments of the Rose Bowl.But McCarthy is best remembered as a winner. Whether he had to sit behind the least-talented quarterback of the season, win his Heisman Trophy hopes at Penn State, or back up Blake Corum, McCarthy did whatever it took to win a championship.Harbaugh called him Michigan’s best quarterback of all time, and it’s hard to argue with the results. McCarthy arrived when the program was at breaking point, and he leaves as a national champion..
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – J.J. McCarthy, one of the best quarterbacks in the history of the Michigan football program, is headed to the NFL after three seasons. McCarthy announced Sunday that he is forgoing his final year of NFL eligibility in Ann Arbor. The timing seems perfect as he just captained the Wolverines to their best season ever. McCarthy was just what Jim Harbaugh and Michigan needed in the 2020 postseason. He played a role on the team that beat Ohio State for the first time in 10 years and broke an 18-year conference championship drought in 2021. McCarthy then went 27- 1 in two seasons after winning the starting job in 2022. two wins over Ohio State, Michigan State and Penn State, two Big Ten titles, a perfect 20-0 record in Big Ten games, a Rose Bowl win over Alabama and a national championship. 67.6% passing for 6,226 yards, 49 touchdowns and 11 interceptions and rushed for 632 yards and 10 touchdowns in his career. In his national championship season, he completed 72.3% of his pass attempts for a career-high 2,991 yards and 22 touchdowns. He threw just four interceptions and rushed for 202 more yards and three scores. McCarthy’s most legendary moments came in college football and on the biggest fields, including four touchdowns in his only trip to Ohio State to lead the game. The game-tying 75-yard run in the waning moments of the Rose Bowl, but McCarthy is best remembered as the winner. Whether he had to sit behind the most talented quarterback of the season, defeat his Heisman Trophy hopes at Penn State or back up Blake Corum, McCarthy did whatever it took to win a championship. Harbaugh called him Michigan’s best quarterback of all time, and it’s hard to dispute the results. McCarthy arrived when the program was at breaking point, and he leaves as a national champion.Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore is working on putting his staff together and has a lot of work to do on defense. The Wolverines must replace Jesse Minter as defensive coordinator and are also looking to coach the defensive line and linebackers after Mike Elston joined Jim Harbaugh in Los Angeles..