Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara will see limited action on Saturday when the Hawkeyes close spring drills with an open practice.
The Michigan transfer is coming off knee surgery that cut his last season with the Wolverines short.
That’s offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz who says McNamara assumed a leadership role the minute he showed up on campus.
McNamara is expected to provide an upgrade at quarterback but two areas of concern remain alarming. Wide receivers were ineffective last season and two of Iowa’s top wideouts left via the portal. An offensive line which generated less than 95 yards of rushing per game is still dealing with injuries and lack of depth.
Ferentz says if this is his final year as the offensive coordinator he is at peace with it. His contract was amended to include a goal of 25 points per game. The Hawkeyes averaged less than 18 points per game last season.
