Michigan Quarterbacks Michigan quarterback Cade McNamara warms up as quarterback J.J. McCarthy looks on before the game against Indiana on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021 at Michigan Stadium. Mich Ind

One of college football’s biggest offseason storylines was the Michigan Wolverines’ quarterback battle between incumbent starter Cade McNamara and young star J.J. McCarthy. And now, just a week before Michigan opens its 2022 season against Colorado State, head coach Jim Harbaugh has finally made his starting quarterback announcement – kind of.

On Friday, Michigan announces that both quarterbacks as the team’s starters, with McNamara announced as the starter in the season-opener against Colorado State and McCarthy starting the team’s second game against Hawaii the following week. The Wolverines will then make their final decision on their starting quarterback heading into their third game of the season.

“Both quarterbacks have played great – done everything they could have and, in every way, to win the starting job,” Harbaugh said in a statement. “Coming out of camp, I just feel like we have two quarterbacks, Cade McNamara and J.J. McCarthy, that we feel very confident that we can win a championship with either of those two behind center.”

It’s certainly an unconventional move from Harbaugh, and the college football world certainly had plenty to say about it.

It’s certainly a bold strategy from Michigan, and now the college football world waits to see how it is going to turn out.

[Michigan Athletics]