ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan quarterbacks are alternating starts for at least the first two weeks of the season, and that’s something returning starter Cade McNamara didn’t see coming.
McNamara started Michigan’s 51-7 season-opening rout of Colorado State on Saturday at Michigan Stadium, and next week in a night game against Hawaii, J.J. McCarthy will start. McCarthy also played in the opener. The alternating starts are according to the plan coach Jim Harbaugh laid out a week ago. He said it’s possible they alternate a few more starts — the first month of Michigan’s schedule certainly allows for it — before determining a starter.
Last season, McNamara helped lead the team to a 12-2 record and a Big Ten championship, and McCarthy, the backup as a freshman, also saw playing time. Harbaugh said the quarterbacks were “neck and neck” during preseason camp.
