Hawkeyes stand behind hungry QB Cade McNamara

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Five starts and one ACL surgery later, the Iowa Hawkeyes are not about to run away from quarterback Cade McNamara.

The Michigan transfer opens fall camp next week as the expected starter in Iowa's new offense, and head coach Kirk Ferentz expects him to prove a lot of naysayers wrong about his ability to serve as a No. 1 quarterback in the Big Ten.