Michigan Wolverines QB J.J. McCarthy Injured Ahead of Ohio State Buckeyes Matchup? – CFB Tracker

NOV 24 MCCARTHY HURT? The Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan Wolverines are set to face off in the biggest game of the college football season on Saturday – one that will shape the Big Ten Championship and College Football Playoff races.

And according to FOX college football analyst Joel Klatt, Michigan star QB J.J. McCarthy could be coming into the game with an injury.

“It seems like it’s not in his arm though. It seems like an ankle or something where I don’t feel like he has the same base that he had earlier in the year,” Klatt speculated during an appearance on The Next Round. “I think that he’s dealing with something. We’re meeting with him here in a couple of hours. I’ll see J.J. here and talk to him.”

McCarthy has been a catalyst of the Michigan offense and has thrown for 2,335 yards with 18 touchdowns and four interceptions this season.

Last year vs. Ohio State, McCarthy completed 12 of 24 passes for 263 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions. He also rushed six times for 27 yards and another score.

NOV 22 MEYER WON’T PICK The Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan Wolverines are ranked No. 2 and No. 3 in the newly released College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday.

And ahead of their Saturday showdown – one that will define the Big Ten title and CFP races – there is endless debate on which team should be ranked higher.

Former Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer added fuel to that fire Tuesday afternoon, placing both Ohio State and Michigan in a tie for No. 1 overall in the country in his personal rankings.

“Ohio State has the best resume, two Top 10 wins. The Wolverines on film, they’re as good as anybody in the country. They might be the best on videotape,” Meyer said. “But you have to look [at] who they’re playing. They’re just, I mean, they are beating teams badly. So I think the winner of that game is the No. 1 team in the country.”