– Michigan’s football team snapped an eight-game losing skid against Ohio State in 2021, but it ended another Buckeyes’ streak on Wednesday.
Michigan junior J.J. McCarthy was named the Big Ten quarterback of the year, becoming the first non-OSU signal-caller to win the award since Michigan State’s Connor Cook in 2015. McCarthy is the first Michigan player to receive the honor since its inception in 2011. Ten of the other 12 Big Ten quarterbacks of the year were Buckeyes: (Braxton Miller, 2012-13), J.T. Barrett (2014, 2016-17), Dwayne Haskins (2018), Justin Fields (2019-20) and CJ Stroud (2021-22).
McCarthy helped lead the Wolverines to their second straight undefeated regular season, finishing first in the conference in completion percentage (74.3%), third in passing yards (2,483) and fourth in touchdown passes (19). He also added 181 rushing yards and three scores.
