JJ McCarthy takes full blame for mistakes in multi-interception game
The Michigan Wolverines controlled the game in their 31-6 win over Bowling Green. However, Michigan never dominated the game, largely despite of mistakes that quarterback JJ McCarthy and the offense made.
After the game McCarthy took the blame for those mistakes, saying that he’s going to get better from those mistakes in the long run.
“I’m gonna take all those on the chin,” JJ McCarthy said. “Put them all on me. There’s a lot of stuff that just obviously didn’t go my way and didn’t go the offense’s way, but I just can’t wait to watch the tape and see the mistakes that were made and get better from it, but I’m gonna take all those on the chin. They were on me.”
JJ McCarthy threw three interceptions with the offense losing four turnovers in total in the game. Michigan also struggled on third down, only converting once on five attempts. McCarthy emphasized that he’s going to need to go back and look at the film to figure out what went wrong for him and the offense on drives this game.
“No matter what, whether it’s a great throw or an interception, I’m always gonna move on and stay in the present moment, no matter what it is. Just didn’t go well after the first one and I just gotta watch the film and see what I can do better.”
The game against Bowling Green was coached by Sherrone Moore, the Wolverine’s offensive coordinator. He was taking the place of head coach Jim Harbaugh, who was suspended by the school for the first three games of the season. In those three games, Michigan averaged 32 points per game.
Harbaugh will return to lead the Wolverines in Week 4 against Rutgers.
Jim Harbaugh doubled down on comparing JJ McCarthy to Andrew Luck
Jim Harbaugh believes that Michigan has a once in a generation quarterback in JJ McCarthy. He’s so sure of this that he’s compared him to Andrew Luck, a former first overall pick who he coached at Stanford.
“I hate to compare, right? But very much like Andrew Luck. A quarterback that’s once in a generation. I knew it first with Andrew Luck. Just the way he took the field for his first practice as a true freshman. It’s just the way he walks on. You see it with other players. Just the presence that they have when they walk on to the field and then, the first time getting into the quarterback position, the presence that they have, you go, ‘Ah-ha, there it is,’” Harbaugh said.
“JJ, first day he walked onto the practice field here at Michigan, that’s what came to mind. This is very Andrew Luck-like. The presence and the demeanor. The everything. I’m well-documented, I think JJ is a once-in-a-generation quarterback here at Michigan or anywhere. I mean, it’s pretty obvious that that’s the league he’s in, that once-in-a-generation type quarterback. The goal really is to be the best quarterback in the country, playing for the best team in the country.”