Cade McNamara

Cade McNamara (born May 28, 2000) is an American football quarterback for the Michigan Wolverines. He was the top rated high school player in Nevada, setting state records with 12,804 passing yards and 146 touchdown passes. He enrolled at the University of Michigan in 2019 but did not see game action until the 2020 season. Against Rutgers on November 21, 2020, he threw four touchdown passes and also scored a rushing touchdown.

Cade McNamara
Michigan Wolverines – No. 12
PositionQuarterback
ClassSophomore
Career history
College
High schoolDamonte Ranch (NV)
Personal information
Born: (2000-05-28) May 28, 2000
Reno, Nevada
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)

Early years

McNamara was born in 2000.[1] His father, Gary McNamara, played baseball as the starting centerfielder at Fresno State in 1992 and 1993 and worked an assistant coach for the Nevada Wolf Pack baseball team.[2][3]

With encouragement from his father, McNamara initially on baseball, playing as an infielder and pitcher. After his freshman year of high school, he quite baseball to focus on football.[2]

In 2015, McNamara enrolled at Damonte Ranch High School in Reno, Nevada, and became the school's starting quarterback as a freshman.[4][5] In four years at Damonte, he set Nevada prep football records with 12,804 passing yards and 146 touchdown passes. He was the Gatorade Player of the Year for Nevada in both 2017 and 2018.[1][6]

University of Michigan

Commitment and freshman season

Rated as the No. 1 football prospect in Nevada, McNamara initially committed to play for Notre Dame. He rescinded his commitment in February 2018 and announced the following month that he had committed to play for Michigan.[7][8] McNamara also had offers from Alabama, Georgia, and USC, and credited his choice of Michigan to its head coach Jim Harbaugh.[7] He completed high school in December 2018, allowing him to enroll early at Michigan in January 2019.[9][10] He did not see game action during the 2019 football season.[1]

2020 season

On November 14, McNamara saw his first significant game action against Wisconsin. He entered the game in the third quarter with the Wolverines trailing, 35–3. On his first drive in the game, he threw a touchdown pass to Mike Sainristil and then threw for a two-point conversion.[11]

On November 21, McNamara entered Michigan's game against Rutgers in the second quarter with Michigan trailing, 17–0. He led a comeback that ended with a triple-overtime victory by the score of 48 to 42. McNamara completed 27 of 36 passes for 260 yards and four touchdowns and also scored a rushing touchdown. The comeback from a 17-point deficit was the third largest in Michigan history.[12] On November 28, McNamara made his first career start at quarterback, but battled injury, completing 12-of-25 passes for 91 yards in a 17–27 loss to Penn State.[13]

References
  1. "Cade McNamara". University of Michigan. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  2. "From a school divided, a Michigan QB emerges; the Cade McNamara story". Mlive.com. July 9, 2018.
  3. "McNamara To Join Wolf Pack Baseball Staff". University of Nevada. July 25, 2007.
  4. Duke Ritenhouse (November 19, 2020). "Former Damonte Ranch star Cade McNamara could be Michigan's next quarterback". Reno Gazette Journal.
  5. Eric Rutter (September 29, 2020). "High School Coach Describes Cade McNamara As Competitive Beyond His Years". SI.com.
  6. Jim Krajewski (December 7, 2018). "McNamara named Nevada's Gatorade football player of the year". Reno Gazette-Journal.
  7. Jim Krajewski (March 16, 2018). "McNamara commits to Michigan". Reno Gazette-Journal.
  8. Steve Lorenz (April 10, 2018). "Michigan football recruiting: Is Cade McNamara a potential star QB?".
  9. Jim Krajewski (November 15, 2018). "Damonte Ranch quarterback McNamara wrapping up illustrious prep career". Reno Gazette-Journal.
  10. Jim Krajewski (December 19, 2018). "Damonte Ranch quarterback McNamara makes it official with Michigan". Reno Gazette-Journal.
  11. Orion Sang (November 14, 2020). "Michigan football turns to Cade McNamara at QB and watches him score immediately". Detroit Free Press.
  12. Tom Van Haaren (November 21, 2020). "Michigan's Cade McNamara 'inspiring' off bench in comeback win over Rutgers". ESPN.com.
  13. "Postgame Notes: Penn State 27, Michigan 17". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. November 28, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
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