Michigan football

For months, Michigan fans have been wondering who between Cade McNamara and J.J. McCarthy will win the starting quarterback job. Turns out, they both have.

“And then after week two we will make a decision going into week three on the starter and backup,” Harbaugh announced in a statement. “Both quarterbacks have played great -- done everything they could have and, in every way, to win the starting job. Michigan hosts Connecticut in its third and final nonconference game before starting Big Ten play on Sep.

Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh has named Cade McNamara the team's starting quarterback — but only for the season opener against Colorado State.

“I for sure have gotten much better than I was this time last year, or even at the end of the season last year. “Both are considered starters here, and that’s it,” Harbaugh said. “Coach on the field, facilitator to the other playmakers and the offensive line, you trust him to handle the ball on every play. Still, it's fair to wonder if the news of an extended audition came as a shock to McNamara, who spoke with supreme confidence Thursday during his first and only media session of fall camp. Both of them have the arm talent to make all the throws. Avoids the fumbles, the interceptions, the sacks. He believes the next phase of the competition should include things like red zone efficiency, two-minute efficiency and third-down efficiency — all of which are more aptly tested during games. Nose tackle Mazi Smith even referred to McNamara as the starter and said it's crucial for the person playing quarterback to have the respect of players around him. “Both quarterbacks have played great,” Harbaugh said in an episode of the podcast published Saturday evening. ⋅ Category 2: “Then the next category is playmaker,” Harbaugh said. But the decision we’ve made is Cade McNamara will start the opener against Colorado State. “Done everything they could have in every way to win the starting job.

As college football fans everywhere embark on Week 0, that means that Michigan football is now just one week away.

We also talk about the quarterback battle again as we approach Michigan's season opener. It's starting to feel like Cade McNamara's job almost exclusively, which brings up a lot of interesting talking points. Juwan Howard himself has questioned what's going on in Ann Arbor as he and coaches like Jim Harbaugh try to compete on the recruiting trail against schools doing NIL in a much bigger way.

Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh revealed that both Cade McNamara and J.J. McCarthy will both start at quarterback to begin the 2022 season.

As it turns out, he will not be getting the starting job just yet. While McNamara is entering his senior season, there is McCarthy, who was among the top recruits in the 2021 class. Instead, it will be McNamara starting in the season-opener against Colorado State, while McCarthy would be the QB1 for their second game against Hawaii. 27, Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh released a statement providing his answer as to who won the starting job. The answer was that he has not made a decision just yet. In the lead up to the season, there has been talk that

Jim Harbaugh announced that Cade McNamara will start the opener, while J.J. McCarthy will start the second game of the season.

McCarthy will start the second ball game against Hawaii, and then after week two we will make a decision going into week three on the starter and backup.” So we’re not ready to say who that starting quarterback is, but the decision that we have made is Cade McNamara will start the opener against Colorado State and J.J. After that, Harbaugh said, a decision will be made as to who is the starter and who is the backup.

On Saturday, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh made his decision on the Wolverines starting quarterback job.

"But the decision we have made is Cade McNamara will start the opener ... we will make a decision going into week three on the starter and backup." McCarthy, that we feel very confident that we can win a championship with either of those two behind center." McCarthy will start the second ball game ... On Saturday, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh revealed his decision on the Wolverines starting QB job. ... I just feel like we have two quarterbacks, Cade McNamara and J.J.

In an unexpected turn of events, Michigan football head coach Jim Harbaugh broke down every single position, who will start and the backups.

Punt returner going into the season is going to be A.J. And as he continues to learn the offense in terms of the third down and the protections, probably lean more towards Tavi Dunlap as the third guy. Tommy Doman backs up Jake Moody as the kicker and he backs up Brad Robbins as the punter. And also the third guy — Isaiah Gash, because he’s tremendous, tremendous in the short yardage running right now and being the third down back. Makari Paige has had a really good camp, coming off of a really good spring, so he’s good and ready to go. And that really needs, in my opinion, to be played out in the ball games — who is the best, who is the quarterback that’s gonna give us the best opportunity? And Deuce Spurlock — those three young guys are going to play a lot of football, as well. The outside backers right now, starting outside backers: Jaylen Harrell, Mike Morris and Taylor Upshaw, those three have had a heck of a camp and there’ll be a rotation there. Running ability, moves the chains as a runner, augments the running game. Both of them have the arm talent to make all the throws and it comes down to accuracy, timing, decision-making. And the way I’ve been evaluating them is, them being able to be a passer, by passer or arm talent, who can make all the throws. And everything now is focused on the opener, Colorado State, and preparing the game plan for that.