Free Press sports writer Michael Cohen breaks down Michigan football’s 47-14 win over Western Michigan, and looks at three players who helped or hurt their stock Saturday at Michigan Stadium:
Three up
QB Cade McNamara: New Michigan quarterbacks coach Matt Weiss said McNamara is the type of player people will always question because of perceived imperfections in his game, and that statement was proven true Saturday when true freshman J.J. McCarthy made the most eye-popping throw of the afternoon. But the only reason McCarthy saw the field against Western Michigan was because of how well McNamara played through the first two and a half quarters, which was all he needed before coach Jim Harbaugh made substitutions.