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JJ McCarthy to return to Michigan as honorary captain
By Paul Harvey
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JJ McCarthy will be back at Michigan and inside the Big House as his Wolverines try to take down No. 1 Oregon in Week 10. In fact, the star quarterback will serve as the honorary captain ahead of kickoff.
Head coach Sherrone Moore confirmed the news in an interview with Brad Galli, the Sports Director at WXYZ Detroit. Moore also hinted at some other individuals the Wolverines are trying to lock down for Saturday.
“JJ will be back, he will be honorary captain and got some other guys we’re trying to confirm,” Moore announced. “But excited about JJ being back.”
National champion quarterback JJ McCarthy will be an honorary captain for Michigan in the game against Oregon, Sherrone Moore told me.
Full weekly conversation with Moore on @wxyzdetroit at 6 p.m. pic.twitter.com/qHlm8pkEWp
— Brad Galli (@BradGalli) October 28, 2024
McCarthy is the national title-winning QB who delivered a 15-0 season for the Wolverines in 2024. Along with his numerous individual accolades, Michigan was 27-1 overall with McCarthy as the starter, and he went 2-0 as the starter against Ohio State.
The Minnesota Vikings made the move to draft McCarthy in the first round of this year’s NFL Draft after moving on from Kirk Cousins and selected him No. 10 overall. Unfortunately, his rookie season was cut short with a preseason surgery to repair a torn meniscus.
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.