Rival Coach Slams Jim Harbaugh For Not Tapping Out Of…

Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy has been getting plenty of praise from Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh as the Wolverines prepare to play Washington in Monday night’s national championship game. Some anonymous coaches had some interesting things to say about the quarterback.

“JJ hasn’t played like this in a while, but he was really good against Alabama,” said one Michigan coach who played against the Crimson Tide this year, according to The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman and Dave Ubben. “I was more worried about him moving around than he was in the pocket, so we were trying to keep him inside. He’s very quick, and he can really throw the ball really well when he’s running. He makes some really accurate throws from all different arm angles, and he’s better going right, but he can hurt you going left, and he’s deadline to the right.”

McCarthy is attracting attention in the NFL draft due to his performance with Michigan football this year, but some coaches are skeptical of him.

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Michigan Football Lands Top 2025 TE Recruit

Michigan is on its way to landing another top tight end class — this time in the 2025 cycle. Four-star tight end Eli Owens has been trending toward Michigan for some time. He made it official on Thursday afternoon. Owens announced on social media he committed to the Wolverines.

According to the Composite, Owens is the 355th-ranked recruit and the No. 19 TE in the 2025 cycle. He hails from Alcoa (Tennessee) and has a solid offer list. Teams like Alabama, Kentucky, Michigan State, Ohio State, and Tennessee were all after Owens and sent him an offer.

He already has legit size standing a little over 6-foot-1 and weighs 243 pounds. Owens has one more season in high school to bulk up a little more before coming to Ann Arbor.

Owens took an official visit to Ann Arbor when he Wolverines hosted Purdue, and he also came back to Michigan when it hosted Ohio State for The Game.