'08 CA QB Nate Montana ( Confirmed Preferred Walk-On)

[quiksilver253]

His Team De La Salle won the California 4A title yesterday (highest level)... They won 37-31. the game was 31-7 before they let it slip to 31-31. but then they finished off the game... Nate most likely did not play because he is the 3rd string QB.

God if he's third string with his size god knows how good the one and the two are

 

[IrishRamMan10]

Then have an option attack a lot of the time and he is not fast.. That is why he is third string. if he was fast he would probabaly be 2nd string

 

[JeremyND07]

3rd string in HS and you guys are excited about him coming to ND. I know his last name is Montana but I would rather a walk-in QB be an option type guy so he can help us on scout team! He does not take up a scholarship so it is not that big of a deal but nothing to get even remotely excited about...

 

[illinoisirish88]

3rd string in HS and you guys are excited about him coming to ND. I know his last name is Montana but I would rather a walk-in QB be an option type guy so he can help us on scout team! He does not take up a scholarship so it is not that big of a deal but nothing to get even remotely excited about...

Sorry, but ND can't be overly picky with walkons as the pool of prospects is rather shallow. Not many parents sitting around that can pony up the ND tuition out of pocket without batting an eye like a Montana. I for one am very excited at the prospect of the younger Montana being in the program which inevitably means his dad will be around more. Do you think Jeffery Jordan playing for Illinois in basketball and dad being around the program helps or hurts?

 

[JeremyND07]

Sorry, but ND can't be overly picky with walkons as the pool of prospects is rather shallow. Not many parents sitting around that can pony up the ND tuition out of pocket without batting an eye like a Montana. I for one am very excited at the prospect of the younger Montana being in the program which inevitably means his dad will be around more. Do you think Jeffery Jordan playing for Illinois in basketball and dad being around the program helps or hurts?

very good point....I think it is good to have Joe around!

 

[GoshenGipper]

http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/video.asp?section=fbrecruit&vidtype=amp&vidid=2854

 

[piyachi]

He looks damn solid for a walk-on. Why does that chubby little kid keep showing up in these QB videos? Does he work for rivals or something? He looks like he is about 5'6" and 200 lbs.

 

[Epitome]

This kid has all the tools play QB in college. How the hell was he was De la Salle's third string QB this year? He was a camp MVP for crying out loud.

 

[GoshenGipper]

This kid has all the tools play QB in college. How the hell was he was De la Salle's third string QB this year? He was a camp MVP for crying out loud.

From what I understand he hasn't been playing football for very long and De La Salle is a running team so if they had more of a spread attack or a pro style offense he would probably be 2nd team. He does seem to have the tools to be more than capable to be at the very least a competent back-up for Clausen/Crist.

 

[daytonirish]

And we all know how bringing in a Montana off the bench worked for the Irish the first go-around.

 

[KamaraPolice]

He looks damn solid for a walk-on. Why does that chubby little kid keep showing up in these QB videos? Does he work for rivals or something? He looks like he is about 5'6" and 200 lbs.

pete carroll's son. he's a 5-star prospect now that he gave dad his word.

 

[GoshenGipper]

Yeah, but I heard the Cockwad is already working on him.

 

[Epitome]

Shit make Joe the QB coach. Sorry Ron, maybe you could take a shot at coaching the O-line.

 

[Epitome]

pete carroll's son. he's a 5-star prospect now that he gave dad his word.

That's f!@#ing classic.

 

[GoshenGipper]

Shit make Joe the QB coach. Sorry Ron, maybe you could take a shot at coaching the O-line.

No, I ment that the Cockwad was working on "Carrol's son"

 

[Epitome]

Oh yeah I know, I just posted something that popped into my head. kinda like when you say something out loud and don't realize it. Seriously though how nice would it be to have Joe around

 

[piyachi]

pete carroll's son. he's a 5-star prospect now that he gave dad his word.

Hilarious - The funny thing is that the poodle is probably in better shape than that kid. Maybe he should start going to the tai-chi classes with daddo.

 

[piyachi]

Oh and I completely agree with whoever was asking how he is the 'third string' QB. I mean it makes sense with a running offense but having seen the film from the game where his dad came in off the bench... well, frankly the son throws a much prettier ball than the dad did. I read the article talking about how he hoped to earn a scholarship and though 'ha, yea right' - then i saw the tape. Kid is damn impressive for a walk on - he throws a better ball than Demetrius ever did and I think he could be the starter for some of the teams we play next year if he were an EE.

So, long story short, glad to have him aboard - regardless of what his last name is.

 

[IrishRamMan10]

From what I understand he hasn't been playing football for very long and De La Salle is a running team so if they had more of a spread attack or a pro style offense he would probably be 2nd team. He does seem to have the tools to be more than capable to be at the very least a competent back-up for Clausen/Crist.

yes that seems to be the reason... they run a spred offense and the QB is almsot always on the move... He msut not be fast enough to run the O. He did see action at the end of the game when DLS beat my HS in the game before the State Title... He seemed fluid handin the ball off to run out the clock... Hes got potential tho from the tapes ive seen tho

 

[BDIrish4ever]

http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/video.asp?section=fbrecruit&vidtype=amp&vidid=2854

It's too bad he did not go to a program that threw the ball. He has got good mechanics and a fairly strong arm (He probably would have looked better if some of these kids could catch).

 

[irishranger]

In my humble opinion, after having watched the video on both Montana and Crist. Montana seems to throw a tighter spiral and have a little more touch on the ball. Crist seems to have good footwork, but has a big time arm and needs to work on accuracy. Both I think are excellent additions to the family. I dont see either taking Jimmys job unless he regresses badly.

 

[GoshenGipper]

Nate has confirmed that he will be attending ND and walking onto the team as a preferred walk-on.

 

[Ultimate Penn St. Hater]

Very good.

 

[IrishAlum1997]

Think they'll let him wear #3?

 

[notredomer23]

why would he want that number?

 

[BDIrish4ever]

Nate confirms he is walking on at ND...Urban Meyer called three minutes later to offer Nate a preferred walk on at Florida.

 

[KamaraPolice]

I'd have to say that if I was nate, the last number i'd want would be my dad's number.

 

[GoshenGipper]

Innate ability? ND thinks so
Joe Montana's son was no prep star, but he has the tools -- and lineage -- to walk on with Irish

January 22, 2008
BY NEIL HAYES

Notre Dame's star-studded recruiting class ranks among the best in the nation, but the incoming freshman with by far the most famous name is not listed among the four- and five-star recruits.

Nate Montana, son of legendary Notre Dame and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana, has been invited to walk on with the Irish despite spending his lone varsity football season on the third string.

Imagine, the son of one of the most celebrated players in Notre Dame history cast as Rudy.

''He's got an opportunity if he goes out and works for it,'' Joe Montana said. ''[Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis] has really helped. He'll protect him from all the b.s. that comes with my name.''

How can a Notre Dame coach not take a chance on a quarterback named Montana? How can Weis not welcome the son of an old college friend to his program?

That Nate Montana is 6-4, 195 pounds and has an impressive arm makes it an easier decision, even if he is a football neophyte. A leg injury sidelined him during his sophomore season. He transferred to California powerhouse De La Salle High School in Concord before his junior year, but the coaching staff recommended that he concentrate on basketball before joining football players for workouts.

Montana spent most of his senior season directing the scout-team offense against the first-team defense for a team that won the California state championship. Coach Bob Ladouceur, who engineered De La Salle's celebrated 151-game winning streak from 1992 to 2004, calls Montana a ''major project'' but believes he has some of the tools necessary to develop into a Division I player.

''Never say never,'' Ladouceur said. ''If he was 5-11 and had a weak arm, I'd be much more inclined to say never, but you can't say that about him. He has the makings of someone who can really play that position.''

CSTV recruiting analyst Tom Lemming said Montana is talented enough to play at Notre Dame despite completing 10 of 16 passes for 138 yards and one touchdown during his varsity career.

''He's got a good arm, good height and good mechanics,'' Lemming said. ''He needs constant practice, but he's got outstanding potential and can develop. It's going to take him a couple of years.''

Weis and Notre Dame have landed one of the nation's top quarterback recruits for the second straight year. Last year it was Jimmy Clausen, who started nine games for the 3-9 Irish last season. This year it's Dayne Crist from Sherman Oaks, Calif., who some believe is the better all-around prospect.

That doesn't mean there won't be an opportunity for Montana. Because of the departures of Zach Frazer, who transferred to Connecticut after spring practice, and Morgan Park's Demetrius Jones, who transferred to Cincinnati, Weis will have only three quarterbacks on scholarship next season. Most schools have four or five.

That means Notre Dame can provide Montana with what he needs most: practice snaps. It also means Montana could slide immediately into the same scout-team role he had in high school.

''I started playing basketball, and it made me realize how much I missed football,'' Nate Montana said. ''I'll never be able to get back the game experience I missed. I have to get used to how fast the game moves.''

The roots of the relationship between Joe Montana and Weis extend back to the days when Montana was buried on the Irish depth chart and Weis was a sports-crazed student at Notre Dame. Weis got to know Montana through running back Terry Eurick, who lived next door to Weis at Flanner Hall.

Montana dropped by on his way to pep rallies at the nearby Stepan Center.

''He was always around,'' Joe Montana said of Weis. ''I never knew he had an interest in coaching in the NFL until I was in New York stretching, and he was with the Giants and he walked up to me. 'What the hell are you doing here?' We just started laughing.''

The laughter hasn't stopped. Montana used it to try to buoy Weis during tough times.

''I always call him and give him a hard time and try to make him laugh at times when nobody else is calling him up and trying to make him laugh,'' Montana said.

Jennifer Montana sat Nate down and explained that much of his father's legend is the result of revisionist history. Joe, after all, was Notre Dame's third-string quarterback at the beginning of his fourth season.

''I wasn't as good as everyone thinks I was back then,'' Joe Montana said. ''I basically played like crap for three years.''

Weis is not allowed to talk about recruits until signing day on Feb. 6. The school's compliance officers did not want Weis to discuss his relationship with Joe Montana for this story, a school spokesperson said.

Joe Montana said Weis has promised to shield Nate from the shadow cast by his famous father. Having his two older sisters on campus helps, as well. Nate's younger brother, Nicholas, who will be a junior quarterback at De La Salle next season, is expected to develop into a prospect and also might follow his siblings to South Bend.

Meanwhile, Nate is prepared for the pressure that comes with his name.

''When people talk trash or compare me to my dad, I just ignore it,'' he said. ''It motivates me, too.''

Neil Hayes is the author of When the Game Stands Tall, about De La Salle High School's 151-game winning streak.

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[irish4ever]

"Nate's younger brother, Nicholas, who will be a junior quarterback at De La Salle next season, is expected to develop into a prospect and also might follow his siblings to South Bend."
Wouldn't that be great if Nicholas would turn out to be pretty darn good himself and indeed follow his dad and older brother's footsteps and play for the Irish! Who knows, the Montana legacy @ ND may last for quite some time yet.

 

[JeremyND07]

I think it is great having another Montana at ND but lets be serious here...he will lead the scout team at best his whole career! Best thing will be having his dad around more!