Friday, April 24, 2009

SF Examiner: Interview with Nate Longshore

By Rob Calonge

If Nate Longshore were to walk around with a chip on his shoulder, it would be very difficult to blame him for it.  He's endured boos from his own fans, dealt with losing his starting job during his senior year, and gone from a top quarterback in this year's draft to being projected as an undrafted free agent.  Those are all difficult situations - for anyone. When you consider that 'confidence' can be a determining factor between failure and success as a leader, a quarterback, or even a football player, one has to wonder how Longshore has made it this far without hanging his head.

As a redshirt freshman, Longshore took over as starter for the departed Aaron Rodgers.  The thought at the time was that he would be the starter for at least the next three, and it was hoped, the next four years.

Unfortunately, for Bear Backers and Longshore, that starting gig lasted about 28-minutes of his first game as a starter. A broken leg caused Jeff Tedford to use JC transfer, Joe Ayoob, and then former fullback, Steve Levy in that game, and for the rest of the year. That season, Longshore watched from the sidelines in a cast, while Bear Backers showered Ayoob with boos.  Little did he know at the time, one day he'd receive the same affection.

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