Following the Colorado Buffaloes 41-38 road upset of the Oregon Ducks on Saturday, there was little doubt who would get the game ball.
“Stevennnnnnnnnnnn Monnnnnnnntezzzzzzzzzzz,” Mike MacIntyre belted, holding the ball high.
Steven Montez, a redshirt freshman put on one of the most impressive performances for a quarterback in school history on the day, becoming the first in program history to throw for at least 300 yards and rush for at least 100 yards in a game.
“Pretty much a legendary game for his first one… he exceeded my expectations,” said coach Mike MacIntyre. “He just kept battling, we’ve got two really tough quarterbacks, it must be something with the water in Boulder”
Montez joins a list of notable names who have achieved the 300 through the air and 100 on the ground feat: Lamar Jackson, Deshaun Watson, Dak Prescott, Johnny Manziel, Robert Griffin III and Tim Tebow.