2024 college football quarterback battles: Iowa unsettled, leader emerging at Michigan as fall camp unfolds

Fewer things command more attention than quarterback battles during college football’s offseason. As the stars of yesterday move onto the NFL or other ventures, prominent programs spend the months between bowl season and Week 1 trying to identify a new leader for their offense. 

Sometimes, succession plans are clear. But in the era of the transfer portal, replacing a quarterback tends to be a bit more murky. 

There are still some major schools that are searching for an answer at the most important position on the field as fall camp unfolds. Ohio State was one of those, but it appears as if Kansas State transfer Will Howard is starting to put some distance between himself and the rest of the pack. 

The same cannot necessarily be said for other Big Ten competitors, including reigning national champion Michigan. There’s still plenty to settle in one of the nation’s premier conferences and, perhaps, some new controversies emerging as the calendar churns towards the 2024 season. 

So, as fall camp reaches its halfway point, CBS Sports got with some 247Sports team site experts around the nation to provide updates on some of college football’s most prominent quarterback battles. Here’s the latest from Nebraska to North Carolina and many places in between. 

Iowa’s QB situation far from settled 

Cade McNamara is trending down in the race to be Iowa’s potential starter. 
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Most assumed entering Iowa’s fall camp slate that former Michigan quarterback Cade McNamara was well-entrenched as the starting quarterback. After all, the veteran opened the 2023 season as Iowa’s starter before tearing his ACL in…

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Author : Will Backus

Publish date : 2024-08-13 17:25:22

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