HOUSTON — Befitting the home of the Space Center, J.J. McCarthy has the chance Monday night to ascend into the rarest of air.
All that’s at stake for the Michigan quarterback is a national championship and his place as one of the great winners in college football history.
It would be hard to imagine a more perfect resume — with one notable exception.
I asked McCarthy on Saturday if he knew about the University of Toledo’s Chuck Ealey.
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He smiled.