When the Michigan Wolverines toppled Iowa 27-14 last season, head coach Jim Harbaugh offered uniquely high praise for his first-year starting quarterback J.J. McCarthy.
“He’s better than me — but I mean, he reminds me of a young Jimmy Harbaugh,” the former quarterback elaborated further when discussing McCarthy’s scrambling ability to extend plays.
“Off he goes, he drops back, and then he runs over to his left, circles back to his right, back to his left, runs it, or throws it, to an open guy. Man, I love it, I just love it.