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Michigan football's Jim Harbaugh names Cade McNamara starting QB, team is 99% vaccinated

Detroit Free Press

The first of Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh’s weekly news conferences took place on Monday outside Schembechler Hall in preparation for the season opener vs. Western Michigan on Saturday.

Harbaugh spoke to reporters for 17 minutes ahead of a pressure-packed season for both himself and the program following an abbreviated, yet dismal, 2020 campaign that saw the Wolverines lose all three games at home.

Here are the highlights from Harbaugh’s media session:

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Cade McNamara is officially Michigan’s starting quarterback

Harbaugh reiterated what most people inside and outside the program expected by naming McNamara the starter for Saturday’s game against WMU.