Iowa's Cade McNamara takes subtle shot at former team ahead of Big Ten title game

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Iowa Hawkeyes quarterback Cade McNamara is in a unique position to help his team gain a little bit of an edge as the team gets set to take on No. 2 Michigan in the Big Ten Championship over the weekend.

McNamara played at Michigan for three seasons before he transferred to Iowa. He played five games for the Hawkeyes this season before suffering a devastating season-ending knee injury.

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Cade McNamara, #12 of the Iowa Hawkeyes, warms up before the game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Beaver Stadium on Sept. 23, 2023 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

As Iowa started talking about the conference title game, McNamara surely ruffled some feathers with his words about the Wolverines.

"I think this week, specifically, I’m not just getting Deacon (Hill) ready, I’m getting the entire team, as much as I can, because I know so much about that other team that from a defensive standpoint, from an offensive standpoint, I’m just doing everything I possibly can from an entire team standpoint to just let these guys know everything that I possibly know," he said on "Talkin’ Hawks with The VandeBergs."

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Cade McNamara, #12 of the Iowa Hawkeyes, walks off the field on crutches after the match-up against the Michigan State Spartans at Kinnick Stadium on Sept. 30, 2023 in Iowa City, Iowa. (Matthew Holst/Getty Images)

Michigan fans took to X to express their frustration with McNamara’s comments, calling him bitter about losing his starting quarterback job to J.J. McCarthy.

However, there