Now tell me this isn't a dead-ringer for old Joe from this angle! Unfortunately, this Montana probably will not be an impact at ND. Nate Montana is currently a walk-on and the 3rd string QB as a freshman. However, he obviously has a great bloodline and stands at 6'4''. He actually put up the best numbers of the three QBs in the Blue/Gold ga
me recently. This was the report: In a game that featured vanilla offensive playcalling and a heavy dose of the running game, measuring the play of the quarterbacks wasn’t the easiest job. That said, third-stringer Nate Montana certainly left his mark with one touchdown and one field-goal drive in his two meaningful series. Montana was terrific on the spring-game stage, leading his offensive on a 65-yard touchdown drive, which was highlighted by consecutive pass completions to Deion Walker for 17 yards and Mike Ragone for 34 yards, the longest offensive play of the game. Although it came against the No. 3 defense, it should provide a confidence boost – especially with so much recent attention on receiver John Goodman potentially becoming the third quarterback. “It was nice for Nate to get those couple of passes and a couple of completions. I think it was good for him to get those under his belt,” Weis said. “There’s a lot of pressure being a legacy, especially now you’re playing in front of more than 30,000 instead of just in practice when there is nobody else around.”
me recently. This was the report: In a game that featured vanilla offensive playcalling and a heavy dose of the running game, measuring the play of the quarterbacks wasn’t the easiest job. That said, third-stringer Nate Montana certainly left his mark with one touchdown and one field-goal drive in his two meaningful series. Montana was terrific on the spring-game stage, leading his offensive on a 65-yard touchdown drive, which was highlighted by consecutive pass completions to Deion Walker for 17 yards and Mike Ragone for 34 yards, the longest offensive play of the game. Although it came against the No. 3 defense, it should provide a confidence boost – especially with so much recent attention on receiver John Goodman potentially becoming the third quarterback. “It was nice for Nate to get those couple of passes and a couple of completions. I think it was good for him to get those under his belt,” Weis said. “There’s a lot of pressure being a legacy, especially now you’re playing in front of more than 30,000 instead of just in practice when there is nobody else around.”
Now Nick Montana on the other hand is the #11 QB in the 2010 class according to Scout, and probably the highest ranked, most likely QB ND has a shot at in that class. He's a 4 star recruit with Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Ohio St., Stanford, and Washington all interested. One thing is for sure, this is a very high profile family. If you Google Nate Montana escpecially, it's easier to find pictures of him with his shirt off, at the beach, playing volleyball, etc, than actual football info. He may never contribute at ND, but I for one think it would be pretty cool if our #1 QB recruit in the 2010 class was a Montana.
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Don't count Nate out just yet. I've never seen him play but just because he is not the top prospect people would like him to be doesn't mean he will not develop into a top notch quarterback. San Francisco would have lost out on two "Hall of Fame" quarterbacks had the QB's them selves listened to the nay-sayers. Joe Montana himself was determined to be too small and too weak to play at the pro level. Also, Steve Young was 7 or 8 on the depth chart at BYU as a freshman. You can't measure work ethic, persistance, ambition, and determination, all of which are required to be successful.
Coach D.
very good point. it would be very cool to see another montana starting at QB for the irish!
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