Wolverine TV podcast: Michigan football's QB battle heating up, more
Today’s edition of The Wolverine Podcast with John Borton and Tom Crawford dives into Michigan football’s fall camp. The quarterback battle between senior Cade McNamara and sophomore J.J. McCarthy is heating up as we move into the second week of practice.
Other topics covered include the offensive line and if it can be as good as last season and taking a look at the hype vs. reality at the tight end position and defensive side of the ball.
Watch or listen to the full Michigan discussion below
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Harbaugh addresses the quarterback battle
Michigan’s signal-caller battle is one of the top storylines of fall camp with a little over three weeks until the season opener vs. Colorado State. McNamara and McCarthy are neck-and-neck heading into the second week of camp with neither showing signs of slowing down.
“I think it’s something that’s going to be a competition. We’ll all see it unfold,” Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said on the recent In the Trenches podcast with Jon Jansen. “Both have been in the program over a year. That’s usually what it takes to train a quarterback at this type of level in the Big Ten. They’re both going to get the same amount of reps … they’re going to have the same number of reps with the first string as the other guy is going to have with the first string and the second string. It’s cut right down the middle, and they’re both really good.
“I might give the analogy that whatever it is, a 10,000 meter or 1,500-meter race, guys are racing. You see one, he’d be in practice … ‘okay. He’s pulling ahead.’ As soon as I sense that, I see the other guy surge by him. And then the other guy pulls right up next to his shoulder and then the other guy goes ahead. But it’s like they’re getting faster and they’re getting better. There’s nobody that’s passing behind.”
Michigan is in no rush to name a starter, though Harbaugh has stated typically by practice eight they have an idea. This year could be different with both players afford the same opportunity. We will have to wait and see how it plays out throughout camp.
