As the 21-year-old quarterback gets ready for the NFL Draft, departing Michigan standout JJ McCarthy becomes engaged to the woman his father seemed to grope during a 2022 college football playoff game
The couple posted pictures of themselves strolling barefoot on the beach with a golden retriever puppy on Instagram to announce the news. “You, Marley, and I” Longtime lover of McCarthy, Katya Kuropas, wrote, “Forever & Ever.”
Since their time in the Chicago suburbs for high school, the couple has been dating. Kuropas originally gained notoriety during a contentious incident in which her future father-in-law, Jim, was spotted rubbing his hand across her behind during Michigan’s 2022 Fiesta Bowl defeat against TCU.
As McCarthy, 21, and his team attempted to rally the Wolverines against the Horned Frogs in the third quarter, Kuropas was celebrating a Michigan score in the crowd, and ESPN’s cameras swung to them.
At that moment, Kuropas gave a happy hug to another excited Wolverines supporter, and Jim, JJ’s father, seemed to run his right hand across her rear end. Jim McCarthy also seemed to run his left hand over her behind prior to the ESPN cameras returning to the on-field festivities.
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 really unpleasant viewing experience. When I viewed the replay, I felt like I wanted to squirm out of my skin.
Jim McCarthy (left) seems to be scuffing his son’s girlfriend’s behind with his right hand. Kuropas did have her phone in her back pocket when Jim McCarthy seemed to touch her behind, as several fans saw. One fan asked on Twitter, “Imagine being JJ McCarthy’s dad and risking everything just to get to slide your finger across an iPhone.”The pair never really gave a public response to the matter.
This year, McCarthy and Kuropas were spotted kissing in celebration following Michigan’s victory over Washington in the championship game, rather than feeling humiliated during the College Football Playoffs.
McCarthy is anticipated to be selected in the April NFL Draft, however it’s uncertain when exactly he may be selected considering how many quarterbacks are making their pro debut this year.