The Iowa Hawkeyes offense needs a complete facelift after falling flat on its face the past two seasons. A unit that truly was offensive, the Hawkeyes’ inability to sustain drives and put points on the board hampered what could have been an all-time great Iowa team last year.
Whether or not all of the blame deserves to go to quarterback Spencer Petras is irrelevant. The fact is that of the many, many problems that the Iowa offense had, quarterback definitely was a contributing factor. It made a less-than-ideal situation truly disastrous.
Iowa football doesn’t plan on making any seismic shifts to their mentality for the 2023 college football season. The fact is that Kirk Ferentz and Co. have enjoyed a lot of success throughout the years all based on the fundamentals of football. They want to have a strong rushing attack to complement their stifling defense with an efficient leader at the quarterback position to orchestrate it all.
Iowa may have just found the quarterback that they’ve been searching years for now. Graduate transfer Cade McNamara made perfect sense for the Hawkeyes once his decision to leave the University of Michigan was announced. Iowa swiftly picked up the Reno, Nev., native. The Hawkeyes were impressed by his intangibles and play over the past few years for the Wolverines.
McNamara may not be the most dynamic quarterback, and he more than likely isn’t going to put up the gaudy statistics of an Ohio State quarterback. However, for what Iowa wants from their quarterback, McNamara looks to be the perfect fit. He will be asked to step up, make the right decisions, and make key throws when needed.
Basically, he needs to be the ultimate game manager that the Black and Gold have desperately needed over the past few years. All season people pondered what could have been if the Hawkeyes just had a solid offense. Well, folks, you might just see that happen with this man at the helm. Here is a look at your new starting quarterback Cade McNamara.
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