Who Will be the New Signal Caller in Oregon? Nate Costa Has Got a Chance

It has been a long time since Oregon has gone into a season with a clear-cut senior starting quarterback, and it appeared that Jeremiah Masoli would end that streak. Then Masoli decided to steal laptops on campus on January 25th, 2010 which led Head Coach Chip Kelly to suspend Masoli for the upcoming season. Even with the loss of their potential Heisman Candidate, the Ducks seem to still be in pretty good shape. They have recruited extremely well at the position and posess a 5th year senior in Nate Costa who will be pushed by redshirt sophomore Darron Thomas, who gave Duck fans a ton of hope when he played spectaculary in his debut as a freshman against Boise State. Thomas was able to red shirt last season in order to get stronger, learn the offense, and sharpen his throwing mechanics. Remember Duck fans, Costa was the heir apparent to Dennis Dixon in 2008, but suffered a knee injury that ended his season. Costa has all of the tools to be a great quarterback and the Ducks have the explosive weapons necessary to run up the score on a lot of teams. If Costa can produce like the Ducks thought he would in 2008, their National Title aspirations are not a long shot.