Notre Dame dropped recruiting ball on Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy

It’s been said that one man’s trash can be another man’s treasure and perhaps that is the perfect way to describe Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy when he was a Notre Dame recruit roughly a half-decade ago.

McCarthy originally played his high school football at Nazareth Academy in the Chicago suburbs (same school as Notre Dame great Julian Love) before spending his senior year at IMG Academy in Florida. He was right in Notre Dame’s back yard and seemed to love the school

Mccarthy made several reported trips to Notre Dame during his high school career as a recruit but never ultimately received a scholarship offer.  Instead, Brian Kelly and Tommy Rees decided to put their quarterback recruiting chips all in the basket of Tyler Buchner in that 2021 recruiting class.

McCarthy wound up at Michigan and has his team now playing for a national championship.  He also very well could enter the NFL draft and make a handsome amount of professional money.

If you can stomach it Notre Dame fans, below are just a few quotes from McCarthy himself about the excitement of being pitched by Notre Dame back in the day and what might have been.

‘Electric Feeling’ at Notre Dame Stadium

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“This was my second game. I was actually at the Georgia-Notre Dame game last year, so this was another cool experience,” said McCarthy. “Just feeling that electric feeling whenever I go to a Notre Dame game is really cool.”

McCarthy actually said this to Tom Loy of Irish Illustrated after visiting for Notre Dame’s home contest to start the 2018 season against – you guessed it – Michigan.  He clearly seemed very sold on the gameday environment of Notre Dame as a high school sophomore.

Favorite Part of That Notre Dame Visit

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“Definitely the player walk,” said McCarthy. “. It was cool…

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Author : Fighting Irish Wire

Publish date : 2024-01-02 19:53:06

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