>>THIS IS IOWA'S NEWS NOW. SPORTS WITH ON SEBRING CADE MCNAMARA HAS BEEN ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL SIDELINES FOR SIX YEARS. >>IN THOSE HALF A DOZEN SEASONS OF FOOTBALL, HE'S LEARNED THAT EVERY MOMENT ON THE FIELD IS PRECIOUS. THE LAST TWO SEASONS FOR CADE HAVE BEEN RIDDLED WITH INJURIES, KEEPING HIM FROM PLAYING AT FULL STRENGTH SINCE THE 2021 SEASON. BUT HAWKEYE FANS MIGHT BE WATCHING. CADE MCNAMARA 3.0, IN IOWA'S SEASON OPENER THREW FOR 250 YARDS AND THREE TOUCHDOWNS. NEVER ONCE LOOKED GUN SHY OUT THERE. TOOK OFF FOR A COUPLE OF SCRAMBLES OF 20 PLUS YARDS, CADE TOLD US BEFORE THE SEASON THAT HE FELT BETTER THAN HE HAS IN YEARS, AND HE PROVED THAT TO IOWA FANS ON SATURDAY. >>YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN A TOUGH TWO YEARS FOR ME PERSONALLY AND FOR ME TO, YOU KNOW, FINALLY BE OUT THERE AND YOU KNOW, TO FEEL LIKE I PLAYED, YOU KNOW THE WAY I THINK I SHOULD BE ABLE TO PLAY AND HOW YOU KNOW, THE IMPACT THAT I FEEL LIKE I CAN HAVE ON OUR OFFENSE, YOU KNOW, THAT FELT REALLY GOOD. AND FOR ME TO, YOU KNOW, COME BACK SUNDAY MORNING AND BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, NOT HAVE TO GO TO THE TRAINING ROOM WAS A REALLY GOOD FEELING. THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN CADE HEALTHY AND EVER. YOU KNOW, EVEN WHEN HE WAS PLAYING LAST YEAR, HE WASN'T FULLY HEALTHY. SO TO SEE HIM GO OUT THERE AND, YOU KNOW, PLAY THE WAY HE DID, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST AWESOME. YOU KNOW HE'S ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS. AND TO SEE HIM PLAY LIKE THAT, I'M SUPER HAPPY FOR HIM. AND HE'S JUST GOING TO CONTINUE TO GET BETTER. >>YOU KNOW THAT TWO YEAR GAP I THINK IS SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW, HE'S HAD TO WORK THROUGH. AND IT WAS GOOD TO SEE HIM. HE LOOKED RELAXED, LOOKED CONFIDENT. AND THAT WAS IN THAT SECOND HALF. AND THAT'S REALLY