Jim Harbaugh, the coach for the Michigan Wolverines, makes the ultimate comparison between JJ McCarthy and the legendary Tom Brady. The 56-year-old coach had nothing but praise for McCarthy as the team continued to celebrate their massive victory against Alabama in the Rose Bowl.

The Michigan Wolverines have had a fantastic season this year. They are still going strong, with an undefeated winning streak at a 14-0 record. And with their recent Rose Bowl win, they are headed straight to the National Championship finals. In response to the win, Harbaugh put McCarthy on a pedestal and claimed he was a better quarterback than Brady at the college level.

Jim Harbaugh compared McCarthy to Brady and acknowledged his superiority.

During the post-match conference, Jim Harbaugh talked about the importance of J.J. McCarthy in the team. Alongside this conversation, he compared him to the 7-time Super Bowl winner, Tom Brady. He further went on to say that he’s the best QB in college football history and has an amazing career ahead of him.

Harbaugh said, “I think the last quarterback to win an overtime against Alabama was none other than Tom Brady. I’ve said it before, but this, right here, is the greatest quarterback in University of Michigan football and college football history.”

Further praising the young athlete, the coach added, “He’s got a long way to go to get to where Tom Brady eventually got to, which is the goat. In my college career, there’s been nobody better in Michigan than JJ, and I know we talk about it in an amalgamation of quarterbacks, but he is that guy.”

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Thus, it’s evident that McCarthy is the prized jewel of Michigan and has a potentially bright future ahead as he tries to fill the shoes of Tom Brady and hopefully write his own story along the way. With all said and done, here’s what McCarthy had to say about their win over Alabama as he gave all the props to the rivals.

McCarthy pays respect to the Alabama Crimson Tide for their performance.

JJ took to the post-match conference to talk about Michigan’s shaky start during the first quarter. Moreover, he commended the performance of Alabama after they finished close by a score of 27-20.

McCarthy said, “Credit to a great defense. [Alabama] played tremendously. They had a great game plan for us,” McCarthy said. “We weren’t really getting things going, but that never bothered us because it was all in the past and we were focusing on staying in the present and controlling the future.” 

The Michigan Wolverines are headed straight to the national championship to play against the Washington Huskies in the final match of it all. Will McCarthy end up being the next Brady? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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