Ann Arbor — Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said last month that Cade McNamara was the starting quarterback entering preseason camp, and he was not letting anyone “take it away.”
Now, through seven practices, McNamara remains the Wolverines’ No. 1 quarterback, with freshman J.J. McCarthy as the backup. Michigan opens the season Sept. 4 against Western Michigan at Michigan Stadium.
“Of all the years, the quarterback play right at the beginning has been really sharp, really good,” Harbaugh said Friday during a news conference. “Both Cade and J.J. have really started fast. There’s been no lull coming out of the gates.