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Data Scout Notes: X-PFA/Recheck-May get Extra Year/65%-15-4 in 21/Sidearm Quirky motion-Arm Angles 2024: (+) Coming off Oct 2024 Concussion...2023: NAC...(+) Oct 2023 Knee INJ/Out for 2023...2022: 11-28-22-Transfer from Michigan/NAC...(+) Coming off Sept 2022 Leg INJ...PUnitas...2021: 3rdC...2020: NAC
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Cade McNamara, Iowa, Player News
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Cade McNamara threw three second-half touchdown passes and No. 25 Iowa cruised to a season-opening victory without coach Kirk Ferentz, pounding Illinois State 40-0 on Saturday. Ferentz served a one-game suspension imposed by the university for a recruiti ng contact violation that is under investigation by the NCAA. Assistant coach Seth Wallace ran the team in his absence. It was the first game Ferentz had missed in his 26 seasons as the Hawkeyes' coach. McNamara, who missed the final nine games of last s eason with a knee injury, threw touchdown passes of 7 and 19 yards to freshman wide receiver Reece Vander Zee. He also tossed a 31-yard TD pass to Jacob Gill to help the Hawkeyes pull away after leading 6-0 at halftime. Kaleb Johnson rushed for 119 yards , including touchdown runs of 64 and 18 yards in the fourth quarter.McNamara, who completed eight consecutive passes to open the second half, finished 21-of-31 passing for 251 yards. It was the first game for new Iowa offensive coordinator Tim Les ter, who is taking over a unit that finished last in the nation in total offense last season and averaged just 15.4 points per game, which ranked 129th out of 130 FBS teams. Iowa posted 147 yards of total offense and two Drew Stevens field goals in the f irst half, but it had 180 yards and 11 first downs in the third quarter. The Hawkeyes finished the game with 492 yards of total offense. Iowa's defense held Illinois State to 189 yards, sacking Tommy Rittenhouse four times. Rittenhouse was 10-of-20 passi ng for 119 yards. - AP College Football
(DS#30 QB) rSr/2025  QB Cade McNamara, Iowa
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The two most marquee names from Iowa's transfer class are Erick All and Cade McNamara, who were team captains and All-Big Ten performers at Michigan. Both sustained injuries last season and questions loomed during their recruitment about their availabili ty for spring practice. Thursday offered a chance for updates. McNamara (knee) said he is ahead of schedule, participating in every weight-room session and throwing. He expects to participate and be 100% by the end of spring practice in late April. All ( back) was less definitive but said all signs are pointing to spring participation. "I feel great but it's just a process," All said. "It's kind of like playing the time game, but for the most part I'm moving good and hopefully I'll be out there. It's bee n a while since I've felt this good." - Iowa City Press-Citizen
(DS#30 QB) rSr/2025 QB Cade McNamara, Iowa
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Cade McNamara was not only the highest-profile addition at Iowa this winter, but one of the highest-profile additions via the transfer portal across the country. The former Michigan quarterback lost the starting job to J.J. McCarthy in 2022, but he was a third-team all-Big Ten honoree on a 2021 team that went to the College Football Playoff. McNamara completed 63 percent of his passes and threw 21 touchdowns and seven interceptions in his Michigan career. Iowa also added ex-Wisconsin quarterback Deacon Hill from the portal. Hill appeared in one game with the Badgers but did not attempt a pass.It's no secret McNamara is the presumed No. 1 quarterback next year, barring unforeseen circumstances. "Cade is going to be - well, we'll see how Joe and t he rest of the guys do - but Cade's likely going to be our quarterback next year," Petras said last month. As McNamara recovers from knee surgery, Labas and Hill should have no shortage of spring practice reps. The biggest question facing McNamara will b e how much support will he have around him. He has two tight ends who could potentially play in the NFL, but question marks remain at wide receiver, offensive line and play-calling. - The Gazette
(DS#30 QB) rSr/2025 QB Cade McNamara, Iowa
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Quarterback has been one of the most scrutinized positions in Iowa football over the last few seasons. As the Hawkeyes enter into its bowl game later this month and subsequently the off-season, questions around the position still lingered. The biggest of all, would Iowa seek an option via the NCAA transfer portal. On Thursday night, one of the biggest transfer portal entries thus far announced his decision to join Iowa's program. Former Michigan quarterback Cade McNamara announced his transfer to Iowa v ia his Twitter account. The news was first reported by David Eickholt of 247sports and Pete Thamel of ESPN. During his career at Michigan, McNamara passed for over 3,000 yards and held a 3:1 touchdown to interception ratio. He will have two years of elig ibility remaining.McNamara is most notable for leading Michigan to the 2021 Big Ten championship and College Football Playoff as the staring quarterback. During 2021 he passed for 2,576 yards, 15 touchdowns and six interceptions while completing 6 4% of his passes. However, he lost a starting quarterback battle with current Michigan starter JJ McCarthy early in the 2022 season and served as Michigan's backup; his season later ended to a knee injury. His commitment to Iowa is the first of likely se veral additions via the NCAA transfer portal. - Iowa City Press-Citizen
(DS#30 QB) rSr/2025 QB Cade McNamara, Iowa
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Although action doesn't officially start until Monday, among the reported quarterbacks in transfer portal or planning to join as of Dec. 1 is Michigan's Cade McNamara: McNamara, who has two seasons of eligibility remaining, already has committed to Iowa out of the portal. He guided Michigan to the College Football Playoff as the Wolverines' starter last season, then lost his starting job this season to J.J. McCarthy. He is a game manager-type, and his decision to transfer to offense-challenged Iowa cert ainly is...interesting. - NFL Draft Scout and online sources
(DS#30 QB) rSr/2025 QB Cade McNamara, Iowa
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Cade McNamara, the backup quarterback at Michigan this season, has announced he'll transfer to Iowa. McNamara tweeted "New Beginning" with a picture of him in an Iowa uniform Thursday night. He presumably will go into next season as the front-runner for the starting job and have two seasons of eligibility. McNamara started every game for the Wolverines in 2021 but lost the job to J.J. McCarthy after the opener. McNamara appeared in the second and third games, taking a total of 16 snaps, and didn't play again.The Hawkeyes (7-5) finished the regular season 130th out of 131 Bowl Subdivision teams in total offense and averaged just 17.4 points per game. Spencer Petras struggled most of the season as Iowa's starter and missed most of last week's game against Nebraska with an upper body injury. He has one year of eligibility, if he decides to use the waiver granted because of the COVID-19 season in 2020. Alex Padilla, who backed up Petras, is in the transfer portal. Joe Labas also is on the roster. - AP College Football
(DS#30 QB) rSr/2025 QB Cade McNamara, Iowa
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Michigan quarterback Cade McNamara has entered the transfer portal, team spokesman Dave Ablauf confirmed on Monday. McNamara had a season-ending injury to his right knee on Sept. 17 against Connecticut, one game after J.J. McCarthy won the starting job. McCarthy will lead the second-ranked Wolverines against Purdue on Saturday night in the Big Ten championship game in Indianapolis, needing a win to earn a spot in the College Football Playoff. Last year, McNamara helped Michigan end an eight-game losing streak to rival Ohio State and go on to win the conference championship for the first time since 2004. The third-team All-Big Ten player in 2021 threw for 2,576 yards with 15 touchdowns and six interceptions.McNamara, who is from Reno, Nevada, can potentially play at another school for two seasons. He redshirted as a freshman in 2019 and the NCAA has given any student-athlete from the 2020-21 school year an extra year of eligibility. Coach Jim Harbaugh allowed McNamara and McCarthy to start a gam e this season before deciding who would be the first-string quarterback. That did not sit well with the returning starter. "I would definitely say it's pretty unusual," said McNamara, sounding surly, after a win over Colorado State in his last start. "It was kind of a thing that I wasn't expecting. By the end of camp, I thought I had my best camp and put myself in a good position." Earlier this month, McNamara posted a picture of himself in a wheelchair with a brace over a protective wrap on his right l eg after being under the care of Los Angeles Rams and Dodgers team doctor Neal ElAttrache. - AP College Football
(DS#30 QB) rSr/2025 QB Cade McNamara, Iowa
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Cade McNamara was OK as the starter in No. 8 Michigan's a romp over Colorado State, but J.J. McCarthy still made an impact with a nifty touchdown 20-yard TD run. McCarthy, the former five-star recruit in his second year, gets the start next week against Hawaii. The lean here is McCarthy ultimately emerges as QB1. - AP College Football
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Cade McNamara had a lackluster performance that was made moot by a dominant defense as No. 8 Michigan routed Colorado State 51-7 Saturday. The Big Ten championship winning quarterback started the opener and is scheduled to sit at the beginning of the Haw aii game next week when J.J. McCarthy gets a shot to take the first snap. McNamara started 1 of 5 and finished 9 of 18 for 136 yards, a total boosted by a short pass he threw that Roman Wilson turned into a 61-yard touchdown early in the first quarter. M cCarthy made the most of his limited opportunity to play, running for a 20-yard score and going 4 of 4 for 30 yards through the air.With McNamara under center, the Wolverines stalled at the Rams 13, 8 and 16 and settled for field goals in the firs t half that ended with them ahead 23-0. Michigan's defense, which had seven sacks and an interception, contributed to the flurry of scores with a 45-yard touchdown off a fumble recovery early in the third. The Rams avoided getting shutout midway through the fourth quarter when Clay Millen lofted a 34-yard pass that Tory Horton caught in the end zone to make it 44-7. Millen, a redshirt freshman, was 16 of 20 for 137 yards with a touchdown and an interception. - Michigan/AP College Football
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Jim Harbaugh offered little update on Michigan's pending quarterback competition, praising both players in a session with reporters on Tuesday. Harbaugh, speaking at Lucas Oil Stadium for Big Ten Media Days, told the media that his coaching staff "made i t work" last year with Cade McNamara and J.J. McCarthy, both of whom "had phenomenal seasons." "J.J. in his true-freshman year; Cade in his junior year," Harbaugh said. "Both played outstanding, winning football every time they went out there." It was th e first time Harbaugh had talked football publicly since early-June, when he appeared at a football camp in Big Rapids, Mich., and told reporters that he anticipated a "competitive" competition between McNamara and McCarthy.McNamara, who started a ll 14 games for Michigan's Big Ten championship team, was one of four players invited by Harbaugh to Indianapolis, site of the annual two-day media event. He fielded questions for an hour after. "I've got a really cool stat on Cade McNamara," Harbaugh of fered reporters. "Over 50 percent of his drives end in points. I don't know, exactly, what the number is for J.J. - but it seems like every time he got in there and led a drive, it ended in points as well." - Ann Arbor News
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Jim Harbaugh will make no declarations, no promises as to what might come out of Michigan's quarterback competition this fall. The only thing he expects between Cade McNamara and J.J. McCarthy, he told reporters Thursday, is a phrase the coach has uttere d many times before. "It'll be competitive," Harbaugh said at the Michigan football showcase at Ferris State University. "The dynamic, I would say, is competitive." As the Wolverines inch closer to fall camp and begin summer workouts this summer in Ann A rbor, everyone wants to know what happens at quarterback. McNamara is coming off an impressive season, throwing for more than 2,500 yards and 15 touchdowns in his first full season as starter, leading Michigan to a 12-2 season, Big Ten championship and C ollege Football Playoff berth.As McNamara, a redshirt junior, aptly reminded the media in the spring: "I'm a Big Ten championship starting quarterback." Meanwhile, all McNamara has heard the last 12 months has been chatter about J.J. McCarthy, the former five-star recruit with a big arm and elite athleticism. Harbaugh declared the quarterback job open entering spring, but McCarthy was quickly limited in his throwing with an undisclosed shoulder injury. McCarthy is believed to be healthy and throw ing again, according to media reports, suggesting he'll be full-go once camp begins in early August. "Every time I ask him, that's what he's saying," Harbaugh said. "He's feeling good about it. The beautiful thing about J.J. McCarthy is, he's like a kid in a candy store. That's his mentality. That's his attitude. That hasn't changed one bit. "If that's any indication, I would say he's right on schedule." - Ann Arbor News
(DS#30 QB) rSr/2025 QB Cade McNamara, Iowa
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Five of Michigan's upcoming football games this season will kick off at noon, and there's one scheduled night game - so far. The Big Ten and its broadcast partners announced a handful of schedule updates for the Wolverines this season, beginning with the ir season opener against Colorado State. That Sept. 3 game at Michigan Stadium will kick off at noon. A week later, Michigan, which is playing its first four games of the season at Michigan Stadium, will face Hawaii in primetime on Big Ten Network (BTN) at 8 p.m. Michigan's final nonconference game against Connecticut on Sept. 17 will be at noon on ABC. The Wolverines' Big Ten season opens Sept. 24 against Maryland at noon on FOX or FS1.Two of Michigan's road games have been set. The Wolverines w ill be at Indiana for homecoming at Memorial Stadium on Oct. 8 at noon. The network has not yet been determined. Michigan's regular-season finale against Ohio State was previously announced for a noon kick at Ohio State (FOX) on Nov. 26. Remaining games on the schedule can be selected before the season or will be chosen during the six- and 12-day selection process with the networks. Michigan's kickoff times that have yet to be set: Oct. 1 at Iowa, Oct. 15 against Penn State, Oct. 29 against Michigan Sta te, Nov. 5 at Rutgers, Nov. 12 against Nebraska, and Nov. 19 against Illinois. - Detroit News
(DS#30 QB) rSr/2025 QB Cade McNamara, Iowa
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It was a monumental career moment for Michigan quarterback Cade McNamara, helping lead Michigan to a victory over Ohio State and earning a chance to play for a Big Ten football championship. McNamara started every game for the Wolverines last season as t hey went 12-2 including winning the Big Ten title. His teammates have long shared their impressions of McNamara as a strong leader, and he also has conveyed how important he holds that aspect of the game. But now fans can find out a bit more about McNama ra, his impressions of particular games and his leadership style and what it takes to be a Michigan quarterback.McNamara has partnered in a unique five-part series NIL deal with REVEL Moments that launches Tuesday at 7 p.m. The series, called "THE LEADER," is $40 to participate and can be accessed at https://revelmoments.com/products/the-leader. It will last an hour and is limited to 350 fans. REVEL describes this as a live docuseries focused on McNamara's life and journey. The group has worked w ith professional athletes in similar aspects, but he is the first college athlete to be featured. "It's really fan/viewer engagement with me where we cover questions and topics regarding the overall general topic of what each episode is," McNamara told T he Detroit News. "It's a way of me engaging with my fans, Michigan fans, covering different parts of my life and my career. - Detroit News
(DS#30 QB) rSr/2025 QB Cade McNamara, Iowa
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By the time the fourth quarter began, it was OK for Cade McNamara and Michigan to look ahead. McNamara threw for two touchdowns, Hassan Haskins ran for two, and the No. 8 Wolverines did their part to raise the stakes of next weekend's showdown with Ohio State, routing Maryland 59-18 on Saturday. Mike Sainristil made a one-handed catch in the end zone for a second-quarter TD, and Donovan Edwards had 10 catches for 170 yards and a touchdown. That all helped make this a relatively stress-free game for the Wolverines - a week before the big one. "I think we're ready," McNamara said. "I mean, it's hard not to think about that team when you're so close, but I'm glad that we came out of this game with a win. We did what we had to do." The Wolverines (10-1, 7- 1, No. 6 CFP) host the Buckeyes next week, and the winner will go to the Big Ten title game. Michigan hasn't won the conference since 2004 and hasn't beaten Ohio State since 2011. "We want to win all the marbles," Wolverines coach Jim Harbaugh said. "We' re in the position we want to be in. We've been preparing for this, really the entire year, and now bring that preparation to life this week - play for it all." - Michigan/AP College Football
(DS#30 QB) rSr/2025 QB Cade McNamara, Iowa
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No surprise here, but Cade McNamara is Michigan's starting quarterback heading into the season opener. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, who had said McNamara was the No. 1 quarterback coming out of spring practice, said Monday that McNamara has made "constan t improvement" in a number of areas. Michigan opens against Western Michigan on Saturday at Michigan Stadium. McNamara, 6-foot-1, 212 pounds, started the last of Michigan's six games last season after taking over for starter Joe Milton while trailing by 17 at Rutgers and leading the Wolverines to a triple-overtime victory.Milton since has transferred to Tennessee, where he was named the starter on Monday. McNamara's primary competition has come from freshman five-star recruit J.J. McCarthy. Dan V illari and Texas Tech transfer Alan Bowman also are part of the quarterback room. "The biggest one, consistency of doing his job," Harbaugh said Monday at a news conference, explaining how McNamara has taken his game to another level. "Also, call it a ta lent of making everyone else around you better - maybe that is the most important job of a quarterback." McCarthy is the backup, but Harbaugh would not say how much or if he will play in the opener. "All options will be open about playing J.J. or anybody else on our roster," Harbaugh said. - Detroit News
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Major endorsement deals have been few and far between for players on the Michigan football team, but quarterback Cade McNamara struck a unique agreement this week that will pay him in cryptocurrency. On Thursday, More Management, LLC, a Los Angeles-based cryptocurrency company that specializes in membership services, curated live experiences and digital collectables, announced the deal with McNamara, who will promote the company on social media and make appearances at live events. Under terms of the dea l, which were not disclosed, McNamara will receive payments in crypto, a fast-growing alternative currency made popular by Bitcoin. The company manages a crypto token called "MORE" that trades on the Bittrex Exchange. - Ann Arbor News
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McNamara said during a recent appearance on the "In the Trenches" podcast with Jon Jansen that being named the starter heightened his comfort level in terms of becoming a more vocal leader. "I find leadership an important job of being a quarterback. I ta ke it very seriously," McNamara said on the podcast. "I feel that's something I've been able to apply more this season going in as the (No.) 1 (quarterback), taking 1 reps with game experience, you've earned a certain level of respect on top of the way y ou've been working the first two years. I felt like I built a good foundation the first two years as a hard-nosed tough hard worker who's willing to do anything for the team."McNamara was 43-of-71 for 425 yards with five touchdowns and no intercep tions. He started against Penn State in what would be Michigan's final game, and suffered an injured shoulder. "Although we don't have what some would consider a returning starter, we feel good about the depth," offensive coordinator Josh Gattis said Thu rsday. "To see Cade take over this team, to see his leadership - obviously, people saw him last year fill in and bring our team back in certain situations, but I think the thing that was most important last year is people saw how our team gravitated to h im. They saw his leadership, they saw his command of the offense, that's what you want in your quarterback. He makes everybody better around him." Aidan Hutchinson, a returning captain and defensive lineman, described McNamara as a "beast" in terms of hi s leadership and said he had been vital in player-led walk-throughs during the offseason. "He's been kinda the rock for the offense," Hutchinson said. - Detroit News
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Not only did Jim Harbaugh and his staff come out of the spring confident they had a No. 1 quarterback, but so did their guy. Cade McNamara used the months of March and April to build on the momentum he had when Michigan's 2020 season came crumbling down last fall, earning the top spot on a depth chart full of youth and inexperience. It will be McNamara, with just one collegiate start under his belt, in line for first-team snaps when preseason camp kicks off next Friday, Aug. 6, in Ann Arbor. And he's re lishing that role. "I enjoy that part of being a quarterback," McNamara said Saturday on Detroit's west side, where he was on hand during an event with teammates from The Uniform Funding Foundation and FOX Sports' Gus Johnson."You are given a lead ership role. No matter what your leadership type is prior - that's something I embrace. That's something that I continue to work on. "Being able to influence my teammates and just help our team win, that's something that I take seriously." Video of a pas sionate McNamara surfaced on social media last November after Michigan's triple-overtime win over Rutgers, a game in which he replaced a struggling Joe Milton and guided the Wolverines to victory. Not only did it snap Michigan's ugly three-game losing sk id, but it allowed the coaching staff to breathe a sigh of relief. They believed they had found their quarterback. - Ann Arbor News
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Not surprisingly, Cade McNamara will enter Michigan's preseason camp as the No. 1 quarterback, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said during Big Ten Media Days. McNamara led Michigan to a comeback at Rutgers last season and started against Penn State, after Jo e Milton started the first five games. Michigan went 2-4 and canceled the final three games because of a COVID-19 outbreak. "Right now, Cade McNamara has done a tremendous job, played in some games last year, did very well, went through spring practice a nd was outstanding," Harbaugh said Thursday. "He's our No. 1 quarterback going into fall camp. "You talk about taking the reins of leadership, that's something he has done. He has been that guy throughout the entire spring and training cycle and summer. (He leads) by example, also pulling other guys along with him. He's a fiery competitor. He's got that gene that he must win, must give it his best at all times."Five-star recruit J.J. McCarthy was an early enrollee and went through spring practice . Alan Bowman has transferred from Texas Tech and Dan Villari also is returning to the quarterback room. "J.J. McCarthy has some of those very same qualities (as McNamara)," Harbaugh said. "Done an excellent job in spring practice. He's fiery, and he's g ot the athletic ability and the arm talent to get it done. "But Cade McNamara is not letting him take it away. That's probably the best thing for our team, for J.J. and all of us. That's where we stand as I see it." - Detroit News
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McNamara started the 2020 season as Joe Milton's backup before taking the job in the Wolverines' final two games. He went 1-1 against Rutgers and Penn State while completing 39 of 61 passes for 351 yards and four touchdowns and running for another score on the ground. The Nevada native came to Ann Arbor as the No. 268 player and No. 7 pro-style quarterback in the 2019 recruiting class. According to new QB coach Matt Weis, he enters the summer as the clear-cut No. 1. "Cade is a guy who I think, for every thing everybody is going to say (about) him, criticize him, he's going to end up playing 10 years in the NFL," Weiss said. "Because he's really smart and makes great decisions. He processes things very fast. And his accuracy and arm strength are more tha n enough to win with. "He's a guy that's been awesome to work with. He's extremely valuable to our team. He's our starter. I love the fact that we have him." - Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Jim Harbaugh says Cade McNamara continues to lead Michigan's quarterbacks, while true freshman J.J. McCarthy enters the summer offseason as the backup. In his first interview since the Wolverines concluded spring practice, Harbaugh told "In the Trenches" podcast host Jon Jansen that quarterback play has been "really good." "Not a lot of experience, but Cade just continues to play well," Harbaugh said this week. "He just keeps (improving). Continual progress from Cade. He had a great spring." McNamara wo n the starting job last fall by leading Michigan to victory in a triple-overtime win over Rutgers, beating out the more experienced Joe Milton. McNamara got his first career start a week later against Penn State in what turned out to be the final game of Michigan's 2020 season, plagued by cancellations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, Milton has elected to transfer (to Tennessee), leaving McNamara and Dan Villari as the only returning scholarship quarterbacks on the roster. - Ann Arbor News
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If there was any doubt about where things stand at quarterback for Michigan, its first-year coach in charge of the position crystalized it this week. Matt Weiss, in an interview on the "In the Trenches" podcast, referred to junior quarterback Cade McNama ra as the Wolverines' clear-cut No. 1 option heading into the summer. Michigan just wrapped up its 15-practice spring schedule last weekend, which culminated with a closed-to-the-public spring game in Ann Arbor in which McNamara was named game MVP. "Cade is a guy who I think, for everything everybody is going to say (about) him, criticize him, he's going to end up playing 10 years in the NFL," Weiss, who spent the past 12 seasons on the staff of the NFL's Baltimore Ravens, told host Jon Jansen."B ecause he's really smart and makes great decisions. He processes things very fast. And his accuracy and arm strength are more than enough to win with. "He's a guy that's been awesome to work with. He's extremely valuable to our team. He's our starter. I love the fact that we have him." McNamara rose to prominence last fall during Michigan's abbreviated 2020 season, leading the Wolverines to a comeback win at Rutgers and beating out Joe Milton for the starting job against Penn State. Milton has since ele cted to transfer out of Michigan, leaving the 6-foot-1, 205-pound McNamara as the only quarterback on the roster with any college experience. - Ann Arbor News
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It's still early, and the quarterback competition at Michigan is far from decided. Yet two weeks into spring practice, junior Cade McNamara is making an impression on his teammates. It's not like he hasn't before - he beat out Joe Milton for the starting job last fall, at least temporarily, before the Wolverines' season was upended by COVID-19 concerns. But the situation is a bit different this time around. Milton's announced plans to transfer and is not practicing with the team, leaving McNamara the No . 1 option at the moment for 2021. "The quarterback competition and level of play has been real interesting to see," senior offensive lineman Andrew Stueber told reporters on Thursday. "Cade's finally started to take more of a commanding role. Obviously he played a little bit last season - but it's different when you think you have the starting job. "Now you have command of the offense." - Ann Arbor News
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Cade McNamara earned his first career start but injured his shoulder on Michigan's touchdown drive in the first quarter. He missed a few series before returning to the game but struggled when he came back. Michigan didn't take many shots down field, and McNamara wasn't even efficient on short passes. He threw for just 91 yards on 12-of-25 passing. The offense also sputtered when Joe Milton was in the game. He only attempted three passes and completed one for 21 yards. He also was stopped short on a QB s neak on fourth-and-1. - Ann Arbor News
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Cade McNamara doesn't decide who should start at quarterback for Michigan; head coach Jim Harbaugh does. But McNamara has made the decision difficult or obvious, depending on how you look at it. McNamara, the backup quarterback to Joe Milton, took over l ate in the second quarter, resuscitated Michigan's offense after it trailed 17-0, and led the team to a 48-42, triple-overtime victory over Rutgers at SHI Stadium Saturday night. Michigan is now 2-3 and ended a three-game losing streak. Milton has starte d all five games this season. McNamara, who also gave Michigan a spark in the loss to Wisconsin and led the Wolverines to their only touchdown in that game, was asked if he feels he should now lead this team as starter."Personally, I feel like I'v e done enough for me to be put in that position," McNamara said. "That's coach Harbaugh's decision. Whatever's best for the team, that's coach Harbaugh's decision, but I feel like I'm confident enough in myself that if my number is called again, that I p erform the same way." McNamara was 27-of-36 for 260 yards and four touchdowns. He also ran for a 2-yard touchdown in the second overtime. He threw two touchdowns to Cornelius Johnson, one to tight end Nick Eubanks and another to Mike Sainristil. For the season, McNamara is 31-of-46 for 334 yards and five touchdowns with no interceptions. "Cade was outstanding," Harbaugh said. "Really gritty performance in all ways. His play was inspiring. Can't say enough great things. So proud of him." - Detroit News
(DS#30 QB) rSr/2025 QB Cade McNamara, Iowa
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Hassan Haskins dove in from less than a yard out on fourth down in the third overtime and Michigan outlasted Rutgers 48-42 on Saturday night, avoiding its worst start in 53 years. Sophomore Cade McNamara came off the bench and threw four touchdown passes and ran for another as Michigan (2-3, 2-3 Big Ten) snapped a three-game losing streak and handed Rutgers (1-4, 1-4) its fourth straight loss. Michigan missed the 2-point conversion after Haskins' touchdown, but safety Daxton Hill intercepted Noah Vedral 's desperation heave into the end zone from the 24-yard line to end the game that lasted 4 1/2 hours.Vedral threw an 11-yard, fourth-down touchdown pass to Aron Cruickshank and then carried two defenders into the end zone on the 2-point conversion run to tie the game at 35 and force the extra sessions. Both teams missed field goals on the first possession of overtime. Vedral threw a 25-yard yard touchdown pass to tight end Jovani Haskins to put Rutgers ahead 42-35, but McNamara scored on a 2-yard run to tie the game. McNamara replaced junior Joe Milton for the second straight week and finished 27 of 36 for 260 yards. The sophomore had TD passes of 46 and 9 yards to Cornelius Johnson, 8-yards to Nick Eubanks and a 6-yarder to Mike Sainristil. - M ichigan/AP College Football
(DS#30 QB) rSr/2025 QB Cade McNamara, Iowa
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