During Saturday’s heartbreaking Michigan Wolverines loss to TCU in the College Football Playoff semifinal, his father was reportedly caressing his girlfriend.
As McCarthy and his team attempted to rally the Wolverines against the Horned Frogs in the third quarter, ESPN’s cameras cut to the crowd, where his girlfriend, Katya Kuropas, was jubilant after a touchdown from Michigan.
At that moment, Kuropas gave a happy hug to another excited Wolverines supporter, and Jim, JJ’s father, seemed to drag his right hand across her rear end. Jim McCarthy also seemed to run his left hand over her posterior prior to the ESPN cameras returning to the on-field festivities.
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A rival Ohio State Buckeyes fan tweeted, “JJ McCarthy losing this game, only to see his phone blowing up with videos of his dad touching his girlfriend is nightmarish stuff.” “Horrible.” A very uncomfortable viewing experience. When I saw the replay, I felt like I wanted to squirm out of my skin.
Kuropas did have her phone in her back pocket when Jim McCarthy seemed to touch her behind, as several fans observed. “Can you picture yourself as JJ McCarthy’s father, taking a chance on everything to simply swipe your finger over an iPhone?” On Twitter, a fan posted.
Kuropas, who has been dating the 19-year-old quarterback for a number of years, looked to be seated with numerous McCarthy family members.
As he celebrated their fourth anniversary on October 8, JJ McCarthy called her his “high school sweetheart” on Instagram.
JJ wrote, “I can’t believe it’s been 4 years my lovey,” next to images of the content couple. “Sweetheart of high school, but it feels like we’ve been friends since the play pen.” Blessed and incredibly appreciative of your kindness and sincerity. Together, always, no matter what life throws at us.
Jim McCarthy is well-known among the Wolverines’ fan base; before to the game, a number of fans shared photos of themselves with the football dad on social media. According to his LinkedIn page, he is a former collegiate baseball and football player who is currently employed by a printing logistics company. According to the Chicago Tribune, Jim’s wife, Megan, used to be a competitive figure skater, and JJ loved hockey a lot when he was younger.