Cade McNamara threw three touchdown passes in a 34-point second half and No. 25 Iowa overcame a slow start to post a 40-0 victory over Illinois State in the season opener for both teams on Saturday afternoon at Iowa City, Iowa. Reece Vander Zee caught two scoring passes in his college debut and Jacob Gill had a touchdown reception for the Hawkeyes. Kaleb Johnson rushed for 119 yards on 11 carries with touchdown runs of 64 and 18 yards. McNamara completed 13 of 14 passes for 177 yards and the three scores in the second half. Overall, he was 21-of-31 passing for 251 yards in his first appearance since tearing the ACL in his left knee against Michigan State on Sept.
No. 25 Iowa awakens at halftime, opens with 40-zip shutout of Illinois State
