QB Tommy Carr shows off the wheels on opening TD for Michigan (0:16)

J.J. Post Oct 24, 2026, 12:59 PM ET

True freshman quarterback Tommy Carr is making his first career start Saturday for Michigan , and the timing couldn't have been better.

Week 8 is Notre Dame 's bye week, meaning Carr had a special spectator in attendance for the moment: his brother, Irish signal-caller CJ Carr .

The elder Carr was spotted in the Big House boxes early on at Michigan's matchup with Indiana , bringing a prop no less: a pair of binoculars to get a better view of his younger brother's particulars while he leads the Wolverines.

It's far from CJ's first time in the Big House. The Carr brothers are the progeny of Michigan royalty, with their grandfathers each being legends at the school.…