COLUMBUS, Ohio – It wasn’t a mic drop. It was a hat drop.
But for J.J. McCarthy, the intention was the same in the aftermath of Michigan’s monumental 45-23 win over Ohio State on Saturday. He took the ball cap from his head — the one that read “2022 Big Ten East Division Champions” — and threw it on the table in front of him, like a gambler finally showing his hand.
And just like he’d shown a full house of 106,787 inside the 100-year-old Ohio Stadium, leading the Wolverines to their first win here in a generation, McCarthy knew he had the nuts.
