Wolverine TV podcast: Postgame reactions to the win over UNLV
The No. 2 Michigan Wolverines moved to 2-0 on the season after a 35-7 win over UNLV at the Big House on Saturday. While the team failed to cover the big spread (37.5 points) for the second week in a row, the offense’s identity continues to be established.
Michigan may very well be turning into a pass-first offense, and junior quarterback J.J. McCarthy had another sterling day at the office. He finished the game 22-for-25 for 278 yard and a pair of touchdowns.
On TheWolverine.com’s live postgame show with Anthony Broome, former Michigan defensive lineman Ryan Van Bergen said he is starting to see the traits of a legendary passer in the Maize and Blue.
“You have to kind of take a step back and look at where we were a year ago when we’re having this debate of Cade McNamara or J.J. McCarthy,” Van Bergen said after the game. “I have nothing against Cade McNamara. I wish him well in his career moving forward at Iowa. I’m not one of those fans who harbors any resentment that he left. I don’t think you put Cade McNamara in [in these first two games] and he comes away with the same stat line that you’ve seen McCarthy be able to produce, and he does seem to have the entire offense on a string.
“He understands everything. There are so many times where he’s throwing to Blake Corum or Donovan Edwards in the flat, and there’s a higher risk throw. But Roman Wilson has got leverage on a guy one-on-one deep. And if J.J. puts the ball away from the defender, it might be a touchdown. Now the checkdowns there, and it’s probably the right call to throw to that back, but there are so many times where he could uncork it and maybe make a big play, but he’s making the smart play. And I think that’s what we expect from him. And I think that there will be more downfield throws in the offense as we develop and get into the tougher part of our schedule.
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“He is so tuned in and he’s so on time, his throws are so well positioned, his placement of making sure the defender doesn’t have an opportunity for it. You really can’t ask for more out of the quarterback position. And I feel like this is the most set Michigan has been at the quarterback position, maybe as far back as when we had Chad Henne.”
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