Iowa lands ex-Michigan QB McNamara as transfer
Previous Michigan quarterback Cade McNamara, who helped the Wolverines to a Huge 10 title and College Football Playoff berth in 2021, is transferring to Iowa, he validated in a social networks post Thursday.
“Clean slate,” McNamara composed on Twitter, along with the hashtag #Hawkeyes.
New beginning #Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/qrK2PJY4NX!.?.!— Cade McNamara(@Cademac_12)December 2, 2022 McNamara, who has two seasons of eligibility
left, entered the transfer portal as a graduate on Monday. He has actually not played for Michigan since suffering a leg injury in Week 3 that required surgery.Coach Jim Harbaugh had McNamara and J.J. McCarthy compete for the starting quarterback job in the first two games of the 2022 season prior to picking McCarthy, who assisted the Wolverines repeat as Huge 10 East Division champions.In 2021, McNamara tossed for 2,576 yards and 15 goals and six interceptions in 14 games as Michigan won its first outright Huge Ten title since 2004 and made its first CFP look. He became the Wolverines’ starter in 2020, passing for 425 backyards and five touchdowns with no interceptions in a season that was disrupted by COVID-19 restrictions.2 Related The Reno, Nevada, native at first devoted to Notre Dame before changing to Michigan.Iowa loses multiyear starting quarterback Spencer Petras after this season,
and backup
Alex Padilla got in the transfer portal Tuesday as a graduate student.Iowa struggled strongly on offense this season, ranking 123rd nationally in scoring and 122nd in passing. The Hawkeyes finished the regular season at 7-5. McNamara isn’t the first significant quarterback to move between the teams
. Jake Rudock started multiple seasons at Iowa prior to transferring to Michigan as a graduate for Harbaugh’s very first season in 2015. Rudock ended up being just the second Michigan quarterback to eclipse 3,000 passing lawns in a season.