“Did He Just Agree to Cheating?”: J.J. McCarthy Lands in Hot Water After Controversial Take on Sign-Stealing Practices While Accusing Ohio State

JJ McCarthy is enjoying his team’s success following the victory against the Alabama Crimson Tide. He finally got a moment to celebrate after coming close in the last two playoffs and walking out with a defeat. However, the happiness of the victory might be short-lived.

The quarterback’s recent comments have caused a stir in the media and attracted the agony of fans online. McCarthy is being labeled as a cheater and villain now due to his recent comments. While the crux of the news is yet to be confirmed, it seems like the football fans and anti-Michigan fans online have given their verdict. What did the youngster say that made the fans lash out against the player on social media?

McCarthy’s recent comments on sign-stealing land him in hot water

The JJ McCarthy effect is in full swing after getting his team across the line by breaking the playoffs jinx. The QB scored three touchdowns in the victory against the Alabama Crimson Tide just two days ago. But his recent comments on sign-stealing practices have made him an instant villain! This is how quickly the tides turn today in the era of social media. Fans are even saying “Did he just agree to cheating” after the jersey no.9’s views.

Michigan was embroiled in their own sign-stealing accusations not too long ago. This made the Big Ten come down hard on them and the team had to fire their main instigator Connor Stalions. Furthermore, Jim Harbaugh had to even face a suspension. Now shedding light on the unfair practices, the QB admitted that sign-stealing was quite common. He said- “I also feel like it’s so unfortunate because, you know, there’s probably, I don’t want to say a crazy number, but I’d say a good number, 80% of teams in college football steal signs.” Football fans took social media by storm after this big statement.

Social media fans share their opinions on McCarthy’s sign-stealing comments

While the Michigan player only pointed out how sign-stealing was done by several teams, the fans took the statement in a completely different direction. One of the X’s accounts run by Parlay Hub wrote-“Did he just admit to cheating?”. Another account was quick to point out the cheating and concluded- “So the players knew. Michigan cheated.” The Self-Paid Self-Made account knew about the claims that would come through following the comments. He wrote- “Ohio State fans finna cook his A**”

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There was another fan, perhaps from some other team who expressed his frustration. It was run by Harry Wood and he wrote-