Newsstand: Michigan announces date of 2024 spring game at The Big House
Tweets Of The Day
Michigan football will start spring practices in the coming weeks, and the Wolverines will hold their annual spring game April 20 at The Big House. It will be the public’s first glimpse of the U-M program under new head coach Sherrone Moore.
Yesterday marked one month since Michigan won the national championship with a 34-13 win over Washington Jan. 8 in Houston. The Wolverines have now won 12 national titles in program history.
According to Benjamin Allbright, who writes about the Denver Broncos, Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy is viewed much more favorably by front offices than he is by fans. McCarthy is largely viewed as the projected fourth quarterback off the board, behind USC’s Caleb Williams, North Carolina’s Drake Maye and LSU’s Jayden Daniels.
McCarthy was projected to be picked No. 12 overall to the Broncos in NFL.com analyst Lance Zierlein’s mock draft.
Denver may move on from quarterback Russell Wilson, who was benched at the end of the 2023 campaign in favor of Jarrett Stidham, this offseason. Head coach Sean Payton and Co. will need to pick up a cheap quarterback (such as a rookie like McCarthy), since they’re expected to take an $85 million dead-money salary cap hit if they follow through with cutting Wilson.
“NFL evaluators have described McCarthy’s processing as ‘elite’ in my conversations with them,” Zierlein wrote. “[Former New Orleans Saints quarterback] Drew Brees was a great processer, but he didn’t have the same athletic ability that McCarthy offers. This just feels like a Sean Payton pick.”
The 6-foot-3, 202-pounder was named first-team All-Big Ten and became Michigan’s first-ever winner of the Griese-Brees Big Ten Quarterback of the Year award this past season. He completed 240 of his 332 passes (72.2 percent) for 2,991 yards and 22 touchdowns with 4 interceptions. He added 64 rushes for 202 yards and 3 scores.
Big Ten analyst and former Michigan tight end Jake Butt — a two-time All-American from 2015-16 — explains why there’s more to the story about McCarthy than his stats.
The Wolverine’s EJ Holland caught up with 2025 Michigan quarterback commit Carter Smith.
Quote Of The Day
“Just a great kid, unbelievable kid. The smile that you see, he always has a smile on his face.“
James Patton, Sherrone Moore’s former offensive line coach at Oklahoma, on Michigan’s new head coach
Headlines Of The Day
• Clayton Sayfie, The Wolverine: Sherrone Moore’s offensive line coach at Oklahoma: New Michigan head man was ‘an unbelievable kid’
• Chris Balas, The Wolverine: ITF EXTRA: On Wink and Clink — Martindale, Clinkscale, and the future
• Zach Libby, The Wolverine: Detroit Cass Tech coach gives take on pair of elite 2026 Michigan targets, Sherrone Moore, Steve Clinkscale, national title run
• Anthony Broome, The Wolverine: Michigan football officially announces pair of transfer portal additions
