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Iowa QB McNamara clarifies rumors about status
Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara said he didn’t travel to Saturday’s game at Maryland after not being fully cleared from a concussion sustained last month.
McNamara on Friday went to X to respond to what he called “ridiculous accusations” about his status with the team. The senior said he remains “a proud member of this football team.”
McNamara last played Oct. 26 against Northwestern, when he sustained the concussion. Brendan Sullivan stepped in and started Iowa’s next few games, but an ankle injury has sidelined him for the Maryland matchup. Sources told ESPN that Sullivan likely will not return until Iowa’s bowl game. Jackson Stratton, a walk-on who transferred to Iowa from Colorado State, will start against Maryland.
Iowa listed McNamara as the starter on its Monday depth chart, and he said he had been cleared to practice Sunday but “had an adverse reaction, which is common for someone coming out of [concussion] protocol.” He said he did not participate in practice Monday and for the rest of the week, and continues to work with team doctors and a concussion specialist.
Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz said Tuesday that McNamara’s status was “cloudy,” but that the quarterback had been cleared to play.
“Whether or not he can play effectively or not, we’ll see,” Ferentz said.
Ferentz said on his radio show Wednesday that Stratton was in line to make his first start.
“He’ll get the start,” Ferentz said. “Confident that he’ll do a great job. He stepped in, did a really nice job in our last ballgame, and he’s got a good ability to throw the football, and he’s learning every day.”
Stratton completed 3 of 6 passes for 28 yards in Iowa’s loss against UCLA on Nov. 8. He appeared in four games for Colorado State in 2022 and none last season.
McNamara, a transfer from Michigan who helped the Wolverines to the 2021 Big Ten title, has opened the past two seasons as Iowa’s starter. He sustained an ACL tear in September 2023 that cost him the rest of the season. McNamara has 1,022 passing yards with 10 touchdowns and eight interceptions at Iowa.
He wrote on X that he intends to play in Iowa’s regular-season finale Nov. 29 at home against Nebraska.
Migrating snow geese on Storm Lake. Wild birds can spread avian influenza to domestic flocks.
Thousands and thousands of snow geese off Storm Lake’s Scout Park. Wild geese are believed to be the main carriers of avian influenza.
The year’s first bird flu outbreak has hit a mixed flock in Kossuth County with 7,000 pheasants and 120 chickens, the Iowa Department of Agriculture reports.
The news comes as poultry producers are about to enter the fifth year of struggling with highly pathogenic avian influenza. The deadly disease has wiped out nearly 186.2 million chicken, turkeys and other domestic birds since it emerged Feb. 8, 2022, in an Indiana flock, U.S. Department of Agriculture data shows.
The toll has included 30.7 million birds in Iowa, the nation’s largest producer of eggs and seventh-largest turkey producer. Birds in flocks where the infection is detected are destroyed to contain the highly contagious disease.
Bird flu also has sickened dairy cows, other domestic and wild mammals and people who work closely with animals. While two people in the U.S. have died ― one in Louisiana and the other in Washington state ― the risk to humans is considered low, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The virus has been detected in milk from infected cows, and consumers are encouraged to avoid raw, unpasteurized milk.
Donnelle Eller covers agriculture, the environment and energy for the Register. Reach her at deller@registermedia.com.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Iowa’s News Now) — Brutally cold conditions combined with strong winds will result in dangerous conditions Thursday night into Friday across eastern Iowa. This kind of cold can cause harm in minutes if you’re not properly dressed.
A cold front will move in Thursday afternoon, winds will pick up and wind chills – what it feels like to your skin – will be below zero by 5-6 p.m.
The front will also send temperatures down fast — we’ll end up below zero around 10-11 p.m. Lows will end up in the teens below zero with wind chills of -35 to -45 expected for several hours into Friday morning.
Extreme Cold Warnings will go into effect as these wind chills are dangerous and can lead to frostbite within 5 or 10 minutes!
Timing of how soon you can be affected by frostbite
Signs of frostbite are as follows, per Mayo Clinic:
- Numbness.
- Tingling.
- Patches of skin in shades of red, white, blue, gray, purple or brown. The color of affected skin depends on how serious the frostbite is and the usual skin color.
- Cold, hard, waxy-looking skin.
- Clumsiness due to joint stiffness.
- Pain.
- Blistering after rewarming.
Hypothermia can also occur if you’re not dressed for these conditions outside. It’s important to dress in layers and cover up as much of your body as possible (hats, gloves, scarves, etc.). Limit your time outside as much as possible and avoid overexerting yourself. Sweating can lead to clothes getting wet and your body will lose heat faster.
Wind chills will likely remain between -15 to -30 degrees through Friday afternoon. Schools and events may be delayed or canceled as a result of the cold. You can see the latest list of those announcements at this link.
MARION, Iowa (KCRG) – A driver has minor injuries after losing control and driving into a yard Wednesday afternoon.
At approximately 4:25 p.m. Wednesday, authorities responded to a single-vehicle accident in the 400 block of County Home Road.
Police say a 2008 Toyota Avalon was heading east on County Home Road when the driver lost control, went into a yard and hit a large yard stone. The airbags deployed in the vehicle.
The driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
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