Mike Sainristil says Cade McNamara has been a leader for the Wolverines since 2020

Mike Sainristil is now a captain for the Wolverines with the veteran named 1 of 5 Michigan captains for the 2022 season on Thursday. Also voted into the group of captains is quarterback Cade McNamara.

According to Sainristil, being recognized for his leadership is nothing new for McNamara. Sainristil said that the QB has been a leader as long as the two have known each other, and he even pointed out that the team has viewed McNamara as Michigan’s guy at QB since he took the lead role in 2020.

During his media appearance, Sainristil also mentioned that McNamara told him Michigan would win a B1G Championship and national title if the two came to Ann Arbor. So far, the duo has accomplished half of that with a shot at a national title in 2022.

Mike Sainristil says that ever since he met Cade McNamara, “he’s been a leader.” Says that since he took over the Rutgers game in 2020, he’s been viewed as the Michigan QB.

— Alejandro Zúñiga (@ByAZuniga) August 25, 2022

Cade McNamara told Mike Sainristil during recruiting that if he came with him to Michigan they would win a Big Ten Championship and National Championship #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/XNuYecH5TL

— UMGoBlue (@UMGoBlog) August 25, 2022

We’ll see what the two can produce this season as members of Michigan’s leadership team.

Paul Harvey

Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.