It wasn't good news when the initial word came down last week... and today's news further cements that Nate Costa's days as a quarterback are limited. Very unfortunate for Costa himself.... as well as Duck fans who had somewhat high hopes for the injury-plagued Californian. Here's the official release from the UO:

EUGENE - Surgery on the left knee of University of Oregon quarterback Nate Costa surgery resulted in the repair of a partially torn anterior cruciate ligament as well as repairing cartilage damage, which is expected to prevent the return of the third-year quarterback this season.

The Hilmar, Calif., signal-caller suffered his latest injury in an Aug. 20 practice after beginning fall drills atop the Ducks' depth chart. The non-contact injury resulted in a third surgery Wednesday on a left knee that he originally injured in high school and again was repaired a year ago.

Sophomore Justin Roper will assume the starting quarterback role when Oregon opens the 2008 Saturday night vs. Washington.

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