Former Michigan quarterback JJ McCarthy spoke with FOX’s Joel Klatt during the Wolverines’ Spring Game on Saturday afternoon.
First, Klatt asked him about his legacy in Ann Arbor, as the quarterback is preparing for the 2024 NFL Draft at them moment.
“It means everything, because that’s what you set out for, when you first got on campus, no matter where you’re at. But you know, that 27 wins, that’s not me. That’s everybody around. All the coaches, all the support staff,” McCarthy said. “I came in at a great time and had a hell of a time doing it.”
Alas, McCarthy is certainly as humble as they come. Continuing, he elaborated on what he told his team when they had to go down and win the Rose Bowl to get to the College Football Playoff finale, and how he was able to lead the team to victory.
“This is it boys. Everything that we worked for, to get to this point, where we could show you know, as an offense throughout the year, we had so many games where the defense was killing it. Blake and Donovan were killing it. You know, we didn’t have that drive that was like, we’re gonna be a great offense this year. So that was just the message, was this is it,” McCarthy added. “Our backs against the wall, let’s see what we can do.”
McCarthy picked up some serious hardware during his time with the Wolverines. Check it out below, as he showed a fistful of jewelry off to the FOX cameras.
J.J. McCarthy certainly left Michigan better than where he found it. Now, he’ll be hoping to do the same with whichever NFL franchise gives him the key to the castle.
Adam Schefter believes Jim Harbaugh ‘could dictate’ where JJ McCarthy goes in NFL Draft
If former Michigan quarterback JJ McCarthy is still available with the fifth overall pick, his former head coach Jim Harbaugh could be the deciding factor in his former QB1 goes during next week’s NFL Draft — without drafting him.
NFL insider Adam Schefter, who spent time with the former Michigan QB1 earlier this week in Ann Arbor, revealed an interesting tidbit on how Harbaugh might play into McCarthy’s storyline on Thursday night.
“Like everybody, he is waiting to see where he’s going to be selected on Thursday night in Detroit, not far from Ann Arbor,” Schefter said on SportsCenter on Friday. “He’s got a house there near the draft where he’s gonna have 100 family and friends in attendance to watch to see where he could wind up in this particular draft.
“And I think most people around the league believe it will be somewhere between New England at three Minnesota at 11. And in the irony of ironies, maybe, somebody wants to trade up to pick No. 5, which happens to be held by his former head coach Jim Harbaugh in Los Angeles, and Jim Harbaugh could dictate, in the end, ultimately, where JJ McCarthy goes.”
If there is a team that is willing to trade up to that particular spot, Schefter calls it the most fascinating storyline leading into next week’s draft without a doubt.
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