Former Michigan QB Cade McNamara wants to 'flip the script' on Iowa's offensive woes

For a while, it seemed as if the Iowa Hawkeyes were trending to have the worst offense in college football history. 

It didn't end up that way, factually, but it's not as if the Hawkeyes were all that good this past season. In fact, they were still terrible.

They finished dead last in the Big Ten in total offense (255.4 yards per game) and second to last in scoring offense (17.4 points per game). Those rankings nationally are even more indicative of the struggle. The Hawkeyes were ranked 123rd out of 131 eligible teams in scoring offense and 130th in total offense.

It wasn't good, at all. 

Newly transferred quarterback Cade McNamara is hoping to change that now that he's taken his talents from Ann Arbor to Iowa City.

The former Michigan quarterback was on the "The Room" podcast and he believes he has the talent and experience to help turn Iowa's offense around.

"Iowa’s getting a quarterback that is going to do anything possible to make sure they win a championship. Everything I do, every minute of rep is for that goal and that goal only," McNamara said (h/t 247Sports). Whether that’s doing everything I can to help create a winning culture, to use what I’ve learned at Michigan and the rest of my career to help send us on a projection to really win. I think Iowa has enough pieces right now to go win a Big Ten championship next year.”

“To be honest, I’m well aware to how Iowa’s offense is viewed, especially right now after the season they had," McNamara continued. "It would be the least intriguing place for a quarterback to go if you’re looking at it from that perspective, but for me, it’s the opportunity to flip it. That’s what I get fired up about."

In McNamara, Iowa will be getting a graduate transfer quarterback with experience winning big games. Yes, he got replaced by J.J. McCarthy this season at Michigan, but he did lead the Wolverines to their first Big Ten championship title in years as well as their first-ever berth in the College Football Playoff.

He threw for 2,576 yards and 15 touchdowns that season. 

If there's a transfer quarterback who could quickly change around the Hawkeyes' fortunes on offense, this would be the one.