Michigan starting QB J.J. McCarthy faces his toughest test yet vs. Penn State. He can't wait.
Not because he has a special dislike of Penn State, but because he figured he’d be the starter this year, even if he never said that, and couldn’t wait to play a team he only got to watch play a year ago.
He was excited as he said it. Smiling at the thought of it. Relishing the opportunity to continue the progression he’s shown from Maryland to Iowa to Indiana. Sometimes it’s the best play, like when McCarthy was asked about Penn State’s defense out of the gate Tuesday night as he stood — in socks — behind the podium inside Schembechler Hall and didn’t blink.
Still, the way McCarthy described the defense was impressive. Not just described it, but talked it up, as any quarterback should do before a big-game showdown. Look at his completion percentages. While he tops college football in that number at 78%, most of his throws are of the higher percentage variety. That’s by design, of course. And until this point, that’s all U-M and Jim Harbaugh has needed from him. . He chose him because of his ability to throw the ball down the field. And, perhaps more critically, his ability to make plays when the pocket collapses, to make plays under pressure.
Those downfield throws are critical, too. Hit one or two in game like this and the chances of winning rise. “Probably the biggest key and the only key is myself,” he said of why he hasn’t connected deep often. “ just really understanding that as I’m recovering from this injury in the offseason, I’m starting to get my strength back, being able to get back in that rhythm.”
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