Coach Kyle Whittingham says the freshman has locked down the job after completing 22 of 27 passes against Rutgers.
Michigan's quarterback situation is settled, at least for now. Coach Kyle Whittingham said Tommy Carr will start this weekend against rival Michigan State and "for the foreseeable future, unless something changes."
Carr took over for Bryce Underwood last month and has only strengthened his hold on the job since. His performance at Rutgers was the best game of his career, and by Whittingham's reckoning one of the better outings by a Michigan quarterback over the past three seasons. Carr completed 22 of 27 passes, good for 81.4 percent.
Whittingham said the decision was close to automatic given how well Carr played, though he noted the coaching staff had not yet gone through its full Monday review with the team since players had Sunday off. Michigan, now 5-3 overall and 2-3 in the Big Ten, hosts Michigan State, which sits at 2-6 and 0-5, on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. on Peacock.
The matchup carries rivalry weight regardless of either team's record, and Michigan now enters it with clarity at the position that has shifted during the season. For Michigan State, the game offers a chance to salvage something from a difficult conference stretch.