Cade McNamara exits Michigan State game with injury
Early on in its contest versus Michigan State, things just went from bad to worse for the Iowa Hawkeyes‘ offense.
After a promising first drive that led to a 40-yard field goal from Iowa kicker Drew Stevens, the injury problems flared back up for starting Hawkeye quarterback Cade McNamara.
With the Hawkeyes backed up near their own goal line, McNamara scrambled out of the end zone on a passing down looking to avoid a safety. As he made his way out of the end zone and across the goal line, the senior quarterback stumbled and went down on his own accord with another apparent non-contact injury.
Here's a closer look at the play Cade McNamara went down on, being helped off the field, and ultimately carted off into the locker room. pic.twitter.com/tqjsYwcgKL
— Camille Gear (@CamilleGearTV) October 1, 2023
McNamara had been plagued by a non-contact quad injury that he sustained during Iowa’s Kids’ Day at Kinnick back in early August.
That sidelined him throughout a significant portion of Iowa’s fall camp. Though he was listed as questionable on the season’s first two injury reports, McNamara played.
His mobility was clearly hampered, though.
As McNamara exited Duke Slater Field tonight, he needed help from the training staff and couldn’t put weight on his left leg. The 6-foot-1, 205 pound quarterback from Reno, Nev., was then carted to the locker room for further evaluation.
At this point, it’s unclear what his official injury prognosis is. But, judging from the initial response, it didn’t look good.
McNamara left the Michigan State game 3-of-5 passing for 46 yards. On the season, McNamara has completed 46-of-90 passes for 505 passing yards and four touchdowns on the season.
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