Michigan Wolverines fans were convinced that JJ McCarthy should be the starting quarterback for the rest of the season. The college football world agreed.
Michigan football fans were waiting throughout the offseason to see who would win the starting job between Cade McNamara and JJ McCarthy. Head coach Jim Harbaugh revealed that he would start McNamara in Week 2 and McCarthy in Week 2, then decide who will be the starter for the remainder of the season afterward.
In Week 1, McNamara completed 8-of-16 pass attempts for 136 yards and one touchdown against the Colorado State Rams.
McCarthy did not take long to light up the stat sheets against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. In fact, he did so in one half. Michigan fans and the college football world were convinced that McCarthy is the quarterback that the team should move forward with.
Twitter sold that JJ McCarthy is Michiganās QB1
JJ McCarthy right nowā¦ pic.twitter.com/O1qmtHFMit
ā Woodward Sports Network (@woodwardsports) September 11, 2022
After one JJ McCarthy throw: pic.twitter.com/zRNAMRWpT5
ā Jordan Strack (@JordanStrack) September 11, 2022
JJ McCarthy. RT if you agree.
ā Wokerine Corner (@WolverineCorner) September 11, 2022
There are a million things happening elsewhere, but wanted to point out that JJ McCarthy is doing JJ McCarthy things. And the Michigan offense is rolling.
ā Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) September 11, 2022
(I know it's Hawaii.)
This job is so JJ McCarthyās, man.
ā Chris Herring (@Herring_NBA) September 11, 2022
Michigan Twitter watching JJ McCarthy pic.twitter.com/1qNXU9Ga5W
ā š¤š¤š¤ (@idgachuck) September 11, 2022
JJ McCarthy just earned the starting job on the 2nd play. Thatās MY quarterback
ā Michigan Moments (@UofMMoments) September 11, 2022
JJ McCarthy just won the Michigan QB job now and forever with THAT THROW
ā Lee Schechter (@LeeSchechter) September 11, 2022
Watching JJ McCarthy. pic.twitter.com/Z7MHsn31X7
ā GBM Wolverine (@GBM_Wolverine) September 11, 2022
Cade. Thank you for last season. But the future is JJ McCarthy. #GoBlue ć½ļøš
ā Big Chief ā98 (@jarrodbcecil) September 11, 2022
McCarthy got off to the best start imaginable. On the very first drive of the game, the quarterback hit Roman Wilson on a deep pass for a 42-yard touchdown. Just take a look for yourselves.
He's a Honolulu native, folks.
ā Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) September 11, 2022
Roman Wilson makes the game's first big play. š@Trilllroman x @UMichFootball pic.twitter.com/b18CDHF5jG
Then, he hit Ronnie Bell for a 13-yard touchdown pass to give Michigan a 28-0 lead at the start of the second quarter. To close out the half, McCarthy connected on a 17-yard touchdown pass to Cornelius Johnson to give the Wolverines a hefty 42-0 lead to enter the locker room.
In the first half, McCarthy was nearly perfect in the passing game. He completed 11-of-12 of his passes for 229 yards, three touchdowns, and zero interceptions. McCarthyās lone incompletion came on a drop by CJ Stokes.
It may only be one half of football for McCarthy in his first start of the 2022 season, but he has some huge support to earn the starting quarterback job.
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