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Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy and running back Blake Corum are declaring for the 2024 NFL Draft after helping the Wolverines win their first national championship since 1997. McCarthy spent three seasons with the program and posted a 27-1 record as the starter after earning the job early in the 2022 campaign.
Corum leaves as one of the program’s most decorated running backs, setting school marks with 58 career rushing touchdowns and 27 from this past season. He will certainly be among the program’s most celebrated players, too. A memorable run through this season’s College Football Playoff served as the dream ending to a incredible comeback from Corum’s left knee injury in late 2022.
When Michigan lost to TCU in a College Football Playoff semifinal to conclude the 2022 season, McCarthy vowed “we’ll be back.” It turned out to be his only loss as a starter, and he made good on the vow by steadily guiding the Michigan offense through a 2023 season marked by significant off-field distraction. He completed 10 of 18 passes for 140 yards in Michigan’s 34-13 CFP National Championship win over Washington this month.
McCarthy entered Michigan as a highly touted prospect in the Class of 2021 and apprenticed behind Cade McNamara as a freshman. He showed promise while appearing in 11 games as the Wolverines won the Big Ten Championship before falling to eventual national champion Georgia in a CFP semifinal.
McNamara started the opener of the 2022 season before McCarthy took over in Week 2. He never relinquished the job, earning All-Big Ten honors in each of his seasons as the starter while using an accurate right arm and sound decision-making to guide the Wolverines on a historic two-year run.
McCarthy completed 64.6% of his passes for…
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Author : David Cobb
Publish date : 2024-01-14 18:53:09
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