Week 3 saw some of the top teams across college football struggle against inferior competition and Michigan football and the Big Ten were not exempt.
J.J. McCarthy had his worst outing in a maize and blue uniform, tossing two touchdowns but three interceptions. Noah Kim, MSU’s quarterback, struggled mightily against Washington, and many others — Minnesota’s Athan Kaliakmanis, Iowa’s Cade McNamara, Rutgers‘ Gavin Wimsatt — win or lose, had games they would like to have back.
Penn State’s Drew Allar played well, and Ohio State’s Kyle McCord finally took a big step forward — and not a week too soon, with Notre Dame coming up next. Tayven Jackson, the Tennessee transfer at Indiana, had a decent performance despite the Hoosiers’ loss to Louisville.
Using PFF rankings, here are how each of the quarterbacks stack up against each other using their cumulative passing grade.