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J.J. McCarthy leads No. 2 Michigan over East Carolina 30-3 without Jim Harbaugh on the sideline
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) J.J. McCarthy walked alongside his teammates in a single-file formation as each player raised an arm over their head, letting suspended Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh know his players were thinking about him.
“That was definitely a tribute to coach Harbaugh,” McCarthy said after throwing three touchdown passes to Roman Wilson to help the second-ranked Wolverines rout East Carolina 30-3 on Saturday. "That was pretty cool to do that."
Michigan (1-0) was without Harbaugh, who began serving a school-imposed, three-game suspension for breaking NCAA rules.
McCarthy showed up at Michigan Stadium wearing a blue shirt backward, writing “FREE” in black on white athletic tape and placing it on his chest above Harbaugh's name. He put the shirt back on after the game.
“I just want my coach back,” McCarthy said. “It’s as simple as that.”
McCarthy probably made his coach proud, completing 26 of 30 passes for 280 yards and throwing a touchdown pass to Wilson in each of the first three quarters. He completed 15 straight passes in the first half, the longest streak by a Michigan quarterback since 2015, according to Sportsradar.
McCarthy said he felt much different than he did a year ago when he was coming off a shoulder injury and competing with Cade McNamara to be the team's starting quarterback.
“This one felt effortless," he said.
All-America running back Blake Corum, coming off knee surgery, ran for 73 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. He showed his speed is back on 37- and 21-yard runs.
“It felt great being back out there, making some cuts and some long runs,” Corum said. “That was my first time, honestly, getting hit since the Ohio State game.”
The Pirates (0-1) were overmatched as expected against a team with national championship aspirations that's coming off two straight Big Ten titles and trips to the College Football Playoff.
Mason Garcia was 11-of-18 passing for 80 yards and had a deflected pass picked off by Mike Sainristil. Garcia shared time with Alex Flinn, who was 6 of 11 for 52 yards.
“Mason made some mistakes early,” coach Mike Houston said. “Alex played really well in the second quarter. Alex made some mistakes in the third quarter, and I was really excited about how Mason finished the ballgame.”
The Pirates avoided a shutout with Andrew Conrad's 33-yard field goal as time expired.
FILLING IN
Harbaugh’s game-day roll was filled by defensive coordinator Jesse Minter. Offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore also missed the game, suspended by the school for one game due to violating unspecified NCAA rules.
McCarthy said he believed Harbaugh watched the game at Moore's house.
Harbaugh was able to coach the team during the week, and helped the staff with the game plan.
“When I saw him last night, it really really hit me that it's really going down,” Minter said.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
Michigan had its highest preseason ranking since it was also No. 2 in 1991, and likely will keep the spot in the AP Top 25.
“They look like what the preseason ranking is,” Houston said.
HE SAID IT
Michigan seemed to get a break on McCarthy's first touchdown pass when he appeared to be past the line of scrimmage and the call on the field stood after review.
“I guess his back, right toenail was still behind the line,” Houston said.
THE TAKEAWAY
ECU: The Pirates refused to say who would start at quarterback and they may not know who will take the first snap next week because both struggled.
UM: To beat top teams, the Wolverines know they have to pass more effectively than they did a year ago and they're off to a good start toward that goal.
UP NEXT
ECU: Hosts Marshall on Saturday.
UM: Hosts UNLV on Saturday.
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M. Garcia
12 QB 80 PaYds, INT, 35 RuYds |
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J. McCarthy
9 QB 281 PaYds, 3 PaTDs, -2 RuYds |
Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 13 | 25 |
Rushing | 7 | 4 |
Passing | 6 | 17 |
Penalty | 0 | 4 |
3rd Down Conv | 5-13 | 6-10 |
4th Down Conv | 0-1 | 0-1 |
Total Net Yards | 235 | 403 |
Total Plays | 55 | 63 |
Avg Gain | 4.3 | 6.4 |
Net Yards Rushing | 103 | 122 |
Rush Attempts | 26 | 32 |
Avg Rush Yards | 4.0 | 3.8 |
Yards Passing | 132 | 281 |
Comp. - Att. | 17-29 | 26-31 |
Yards Per Pass | 4.6 | 9.1 |
Penalties - Yards | 10-88 | 5-35 |
Touchdowns | 0 | 4 |
Rushing TDs | 0 | 1 |
Passing TDs | 0 | 3 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 1-0 |
Int. Thrown | 1 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 5-49.0 | 2-44.5 |
Return Yards | 0 | 26 |
Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 4-19 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 1-7 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
M. Garcia
10 QB
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M. Garcia | 8 | 35 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Harris
47 RB
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R. Harris | 5 | 22 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Gunn Jr.
21 RB
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M. Gunn Jr. | 5 | 17 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Bond
30 RB
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J. Bond | 4 | 16 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Flinn
15 QB
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A. Flinn | 3 | 14 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Patterson
0 WR
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J. Patterson | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Bond
30 RB
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J. Bond | 4 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Johnson
1 WR
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J. Johnson | 6 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Garner
82 WR
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J. Garner | 4 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Patterson
0 WR
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J. Patterson | 4 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
G. Green
8 RB
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G. Green | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Hatfield
88 WR
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J. Hatfield | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Gunn Jr.
21 RB
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M. Gunn Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Calhoun
80 TE
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S. Calhoun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. King
11 WR
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R. King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Ferguson
85 TE
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A. Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
M. Edwards III
22 LB
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M. Edwards III | 7-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Wood
4 DB
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J. Wood | 5-4 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Revel
28 DB
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S. Revel | 3-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
I. Brown-Murray
26 DB
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I. Brown-Murray | 3-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Nash
27 DB
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D. Nash | 3-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Morris
90 DL
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E. Morris | 2-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Dillworth
32 LB
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R. Dillworth | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Brown
24 DB
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T. Brown | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Davis
2 LB
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B. Davis | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Wilk
9 DB
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T. Wilk | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Huff
21 DB
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J. Huff | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Johnson
56 DL
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D. Johnson | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Stephens
3 DL
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C. Stephens | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Ware
53 DL
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S. Ware | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. McKinstry
25 LB
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K. McKinstry | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Lewis
11 LB
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J. Lewis | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. King
17 DB
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D. King | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Jackson
6 LB
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T. Jackson | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
A. Conrad
95 K
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A. Conrad | 1/2 | 33 | 0/0 | 3 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
A. Trafford
96 P
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A. Trafford | 5 | 49.0 | 2 | 67 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
J. Bond
30 RB
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J. Bond | 1 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
J. McCarthy
9 QB
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J. McCarthy | 26/30 | 281 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Warren
16 QB
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D. Warren | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
B. Corum
2 RB
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B. Corum | 11 | 73 | 1 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Edwards
7 RB
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D. Edwards | 12 | 37 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Mullings
20 RB
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K. Mullings | 3 | 14 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Stokes
23 RB
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C. Stokes | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Hall
28 RB
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B. Hall | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. McCarthy
9 QB
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J. McCarthy | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Warren
16 QB
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D. Warren | 1 | -8 | 0 | -8 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
R. Wilson
1 WR
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R. Wilson | 8 | 6 | 78 | 3 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Johnson
6 WR
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C. Johnson | 6 | 5 | 72 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Loveland
18 TE
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C. Loveland | 4 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Edwards
7 RB
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D. Edwards | 4 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
F. Moore
3 WR
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F. Moore | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Bredeson
44 TE
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M. Bredeson | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Corum
2 RB
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B. Corum | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Clemons
0 WR
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