What Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy accomplished on Saturday did not go unnoticed by head coach Jim Harbaugh.
McCarthy went out there and did something no Michigan quarterback has ever done.
“J.J. was magnificent,” Harbaugh said on Monday. “26 for 30. That’s the highest percentage, 87.6, in the history of Michigan football for anybody that’s thrown 30 or more passes. It was tremendous. Downfield tough throws, tight-window throws.”
McCarthy’s stat line in Michigan’s season opening 30-3 win over East Carolina was indeed magnificent, going 26-of-30 for 280 yards with three touchdowns in less than three quarters of action.