Michigan football: OSU fall camp troubles highlight the value of JJ McCarthy

New reports from Ohio State football fall camp show that Ryan Day is still yet to pick a starting quarterback. In fact, it appears that there is some frustration in Columbus right now due to no one managing to pull away with the QB1 job. Regardless of how the Buckeyes’ quarterback battle pans out, it further emphasizes how valuable Michigan football quarterback JJ McCarthy is — instead of worrying about who QB1 will be, the Wolverines are locked in on bringing a national title back to Ann Arbor, MI.

Ohio State fall camp troubles highlight the importance of JJ McCarthy for Michigan football

A season ago, JJ McCarthy and Cade McNamara were battling it out for the QB1 role — by Week 2 of the season, it was clear that JJ was the guy, and Cade had to sit for the remainder of the year (and was out with injury for much of the season). From then on, McCarthy led his Wolverines to an impressive 13-1 overall record, a Big Ten title, and a College Football Playoff berth.

Today, new reports show that there is some frustration brewing at Ohio State, where the quarterback battle is not going the way that Ryan Day appears to want it to. According to Day, while it may be frustrating, the Buckeyes are yet to see a quarterback consistently perform and win the starting job.

“I do wish that somebody had really emerged (at quarterback),” said Ohio State coach Ryan Day, according to Eleven Warriors. “I don’t think, right now, it’s two guys that are just blowing it out of the water to where you’re like, ‘Oh my god, I don’t know who’s going to play.’ But it’s also not like they’re not doing well either. There’s really good play out there, there’s ability. Now we’re just looking for consistency.”

While the Buckeyes — as well as many other major Big Ten programs, including Michigan State and Penn State — look to find their QB1 and start a fresh face at quarterback this year, the Wolverines have a returning Big Ten title-winning star under center. Without this major distraction, this year’s offense can focus more on winning it all than ironing out the smaller issues, like quarterback depth and more.

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