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Briggs: From one legend to another, Michigan's J.J. McCarthy heaps praise on Chuck Ealey

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.