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Cade McNamara or JJ McCarthy? Jim Harbaugh asked about Michigan’s QB battle
By Kevin Duffey
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Jim Harbaugh and Michigan have an interesting QB battle for the upcoming season. Cade McNamara and JJ McCarthy will battle during fall camp to be named the Wolverines full-time starter for the season.
During an interview on Friday afternoon, Harbaugh was asked about the ensuing battle.
“It’ll be competitive,” Harbaugh said in an interview Friday. “The dynamic, I would say, would be competitive. The — I’ll tell you the exact same thing I’d tell Cade or JJ or any other player on our team that’s competing for any position. Who’s going to play? The best player. How are we going to figure out who the best player is? They’re the ones that play the best.”
Harbaugh was then asked about being open to playing 2 quarterbacks this season.
“Those are the options — one guy, full-time or a combination of 2 guys playing. Evidenced by last year, we’ve done that. That’s possible,” Harbaugh said. “The possibilities will be the same for this year. It could be 1 starter, it could be 1 starter, 1 backup, it could be 2 guys that contribute and play, as well. We’ll see. No crystal ball on what takes place, but excited to throw the balls out there and let the guys compete.
“The cool thing about it, though, here’s the cool thing with JJ and Cade — it’s competitive, but it’s not combative. Two guys that play the same position that are on the same team. Everything that I’ve noticed is they’ve got each other’s backs and they’ve got the teams’ back.”
McNamara threw for 2,576 yards, 15 touchdowns and 6 interceptions last season, while McCarthy threw for 516 yards, 5 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. McCarthy also added 124 rushing yards.
You can watch Harbaugh’s full interview below.
Kevin is a lifelong college football fan.