SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — CJ Carr grew up in a football family.

His father, Jason, was a quarterback at Michigan and his grandfather, Lloyd, led the Wolverines to a perfect season and the 1997 national championship as their head coach.

Now the younger Carr has a chance to create a new legacy for the family that grew up in college football's winningest program — with one of the sport's most prestigious schools, No. 6 Notre Dame.

Coach Marcus Freeman ended the quarterback competition Tuesday by selecting Carr as the starter and putting the former Michigan prep star under the spotlight in next Sunday night's season opener at No. 10 Miami.

Carr already sounds like a natural.

“One of my strengths is understanding where to go with the ball and what the defense is doing,” he said when summ

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