Nate Costa

Nate Costa
Nate Costa
Oregon Ducks — No. 7
Quarterback 2011
Major: Sociology
Date of birth: May 15, 1988 (1988-05-15) (age 23)
Place of birth: Turlock, California
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Career history
High school: Hilmar High School
 College(s):
Career highlights and awards
Stats at ESPN.com

Nathaniel William "Nate" Costa (born May 15, 1988) is a former American football player. He played quarterback at the University of Oregon from 2006 to 2010 and was a team captain of the 2010 Oregon Ducks football team.

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Early years

Costa was born in Turlock, California in 1988. He grew up in Hilmar, California and attended Hilmar High School. He played quarterback for the Hilmar High School football team. As a junior, he threw for 2,200 yards and 24 touchdowns and also rushed for 700 yards and six touchdowns.[1] As a senior in 2005, Costa gained 3,961 yards of total offense on 2,252 passing yards and 1,709 rushing yards. He totaled 33 touchdowns, 18 rushing and 15 passing that years. He was selected as the Central Valley player of the year and received all-state honors three consecutive years.[2]

Costa was rated by rivals.com as the No. 19 dual-threat quarterback in the country in the recruiting class of 2006.[3] He received scholarship offers from the University of Oregon, University of Utah, and Boise State University.[1] He was also recruited by, and made campus visits to, the University of Iowa and Northwestern University.[4][5] Costa gave his oral commitment to Oregon in August 2005, before the start of his senior season.[6]

University of Oregon

Costa enrolled at the University of Oregon in 2006 and played for the Oregon Ducks football team from 2006 to 2010. As a true freshman in 2006, he appeared in games against Portland State and USC. He completed all three of his pass attempts against Portland State for 51 yards. Against USC, he completed two passes in two attempts for 22 yards and also rushed for 39 yards on seven carries.[2]

As a sophomore in 2007, Costa suffered a tear to knee ligaments and did not see action as a redshirt. In 2008, Costa was named the Ducks' starting quarterback in the preseason. However, he sustained torn knee ligaments two weeks before the season opener. He underwent the second knee surgery of his college career in the fall of 2008.[2][7][8]

Costa returned from the injuries and became a key player on Oregon's 2009 and 2010 Pac-10 Conference championship teams.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] He also played a pivotal role in helping the Oregon Ducks reach the Rose Bowl in 2010. During his time at Oregon, he suffered multiple knee injuries which hindered his development as a player. He is well known by the national media as player who refused to give up on his dream and battled back from injury multiple times.[19][20][21][22] In 2009 and 2010, he was elected to the Pac-10 All-Academic team. In 2010 he was chosen as a recipient for the Wil Gonyea Award for the Most Inspirational Player on the team.[2][10][23][24]

Costa's playing career came to an end in November 2010 when he suffered a knee injury upon being tackled in the third quarter of a 53–16 home win over Washington.[25][26][27][28][29] Despite the injury, Costa suited up for and hoped to play in the 2011 BCS National Championship Game.[30][31][32] Prior to the game, Oregon coach Chip Kelly noted:

"Nate was one of the real leaders of our football team ... He has been rehabbing just like he has done everything in his life, full speed. He is just a great role model for all of our players. ... To have three (ACL injuries), I don't know who would bounce back from that. ... He is a great person where I can point to some young people in our teams that may be down in the dumps or have a sniffle and say, hey, look at him, look how he approaches life. He has been fantastic. We are here because of our leadership, and Nate's one of our best leaders."[30]

When Costa took the field in practice prior to the national championship game, his appearance resulted in the first loud ovation from Oregon fans. Although he did not play in the game, Costa said, "Just having the opportunity to be with those guys one last time made everything worth it. It's so tough saying goodbye for the last time. I shed a couple tears, not for me, but because this is the last time that I'll be around these guys."[33] The Portland Tribune called Costa "the heart and soul" of the 2010 team that advanced to the national championship game.[34]

Later years

Costa currently works as a television sports analyst for Comcast SportsNet Northwest in Portland, Oregon.[23] In July 2011, he joined the police department in Springfield, Oregon.[35][36] After two months, knee injuries forced Costa to retire from the police force in September 2011.[23][37]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d "Nate Costa Bio". University of Oregon. http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=529194. Retrieved October 1, 2011. 
  3. ^ "Nathan Costa recruiting profile". rivals.com. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Nathan-Costa-35955. Retrieved October 2, 2011. 
  4. ^ "CA QB Nathan Costa Talks Iowa City Visit". HawkeyeInsider.com. June 13, 2005. http://iowa.scout.com/a.z?s=8&p=2&c=387179&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2fiowa.scout.com%2f2%2f387179.html. Retrieved October 2, 2011. 
  5. ^ Roy Lamberton (June 14, 2005). "QB Nathan Costa: Enjoyed Visiting NU Too". PurpleWildcats.com. http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=9&c=2&cid=387389&nid=1290882&fhn=1&pg=2&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2frecruiting.scout.com%2fa.z%3fs%3d73%26p%3d9%26c%3d2%26cid%3d387389%26nid%3d1290882%26fhn%3d1%26pg%3d2. Retrieved October 2, 2011. 
  6. ^ Allen Wallace (August 6, 2005). "QB Nathan Costa: Small Town Hero Chooses Ducks!". Scout.com. http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=9&c=2&cid=420034&nid=1290882&fhn=1&pg=2&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2frecruiting.scout.com%2fa.z%3fs%3d73%26p%3d9%26c%3d2%26cid%3d420034%26nid%3d1290882%26fhn%3d1%26pg%3d2. Retrieved October 2, 2011. 
  7. ^ Curtis Anderson (August 22, 2008). "Costa injures knee, sits out practice as he awaits word". The Register-Guard (Eugene, Oregon). http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/registerguard/access/1540099931.html?dids=1540099931:1540099931&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+22%2C+2008&author=Curtis+Anderson+The+Register-Guard&pub=Register-Guard&desc=Costa+injures+knee%2C+sits+out+practice+as+he+awaits+word&pqatl=google. 
  8. ^ Ron Agostini (October 31, 2008). "Costa won't label self hard-luck case". The Modesto Bee (Modesto, California). http://www.modbee.com/2008/10/31/482224/costa-wont-label-self-hard-luck.html. 
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  17. ^ Greg Beacham (October 11, 2009). "Hilmar grad Costa gets 1st start for Oregon, helps Ducks remain perfect in Pac-10". The Modesto Bee (Modesto, California) (Associated Press story). http://www.modbee.com/2009/10/10/889240/hilmar-grad-costa-gets-1st-start.html. Retrieved October 2, 2011. 
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