Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara announced his intention to return to the Hawkeyes in 2024. After undergoing surgery to repair his torn anterior cruciate ligament, McNamara announced his intention to play for Iowa next season, marking his sixth year of eligibility. McNamara’s statement confirmed what Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said after the senior was injured on Sept. 30, when he told reporters that the plan was for McNamara to return in 2024. Iowa added McNamara through the transfer portal last offseason, bringing in the former Michigan quarterback in hopes he would reboot the offense after a difficult 2022 season. He started the first five games, completing 51.1% of his passes for 505 yards, four touchdowns and three interceptions.

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McNamara began his college career at Michigan in 2019, spending his first year in Ann Arbor. He became Michigan’s starting quarterback during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season and kept that job for the 2021 season, leading the Wolverines to a Big Ten championship and a berth in the football playoffs university. He threw for 2,575 yards, 15 touchdowns and six interceptions that season, but lost the quarterback battle to sophomore JJ McCarthy in the first few weeks of the 2022 season.