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Michigan football stock watch: Cade McNamara takes command of starting QB job

Free Press sports writer Orion Sang looks at which Michigan football players helped their stock and which players hurt their stock in the 48-42 win at Rutgers on Saturday:

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QB Cade McNamara: It would be a major surprise if McNamara did not start Michigan's next game. He played well enough to leapfrog Joe Milton on the depth chart; without McNamara, the Wolverines would've lost to Rutgers. The redshirt freshman completed 27-of-36 passes for 260 yards, four touchdowns and a 172.3 quarterback rating. He made open throws, like the 46-yard touchdown toss on his first drive of the game, and kept the offense on schedule with short, quick completions.