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Michigan names Tommy Carr starting QB for Michigan State game
Coach Kyle Whittingham says Carr, who completed eighty-one point five percent of his passes against Rutgers, starts Saturday against Michigan State; Oklahoma meanwhile fired its offensive coordinator.
On air: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Vera Bullock on BBN NewsroomPublished
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At a glance
- First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Michigan names Tommy Carr starting QB in advance of game for 1st time for Michigan State matchup”.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, November 2, 2026, at 1:34 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: Michigan.
- BBN covered this story before: Stevens backs Rogers as Trump closes campaign at Reflecting Pool (November 2).
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Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorMichigan's coach says Tommy Carr starts at quarterback this week and for the foreseeable future, unless something changes.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat's a very clear commitment with a flexible review window, and I admire the transparency.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorLook, he earned it. Twenty-two of twenty-seven for two hundred sixty-six yards, plus two rushing touchdowns, in a twenty-eight to twenty-one win at Rutgers.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorMichigan hosts Michigan State on Saturday.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the foreseeable future is Saturday.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorVera, that's exactly the read. A quarterback's future is one kickoff long.
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The story so far
- No. 16 Michigan opens title defense at home against Oakland · AP News
- US midterms: 2 days to go, and the polls disagree in Michigan · Al Jazeera
- Obama stumps in Michigan as House control comes down to a few races · The Hill
- Ocasio-Cortez, Mamdani rebuke Stevens' GOP endorsement · The New York Times
- Ocasio-Cortez, Mamdani rebuke Stevens's GOP endorsement in Michigan · The New York Times
- Stevens backs Rogers as Trump closes campaign at Reflecting Pool · CBS News
- Michigan names Tommy Carr starting QB for Michigan State game (this story)
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