Nate Montana

Year:
Junior
Hometown:
Concord, Calif. (Notre Dame

Montana: Nate played well this past spring, and was competing for the starting job at quarterback.

Notre Dame: He played in three games at Notre Dame in 2010 (Western Michigan, Michigan, Utah), and was 8-of-17-1 for 104 yards against the Wolverines...rushed nine times for 25 yards.

2009: Played at Pasadena CC, going 31-of-88-5 for 324 yards and two touchdowns.

2008: He was a preferred walk-on at Notre Dame, but did not play.

High School: Attended Cardinal Newman High School in Santa Rosa, Calif., until transferring to De LaSalle for his junior and senior seasons...senior team was the California state champions his senior year, when he went 12-of-19 for 166 yards and a TD...team captain as a freshman and sophomore at Cardinal Newman HS...a four-year letterman in basketball in high school.

Personal: Son of NFL Hall-of-Fame and former Notre Dame (1975-78) quarterback Joe Montana, who led the Irish to the 1977 national championship. His mom is and Jeniffer Montana. His major is business. Birth date: October 3, 1989. His younger brother Nick is a redshirt quarterback at the University of Washington.