Joe Montana's son to play for Sarkisian

Joe Montana's son to play for Sarkisian

SEATTLE — A few days after missing out on one of the biggest-name quarterbacks in the state, the Washington Huskies rebounded by getting a commitment from the son of one of the biggest name quarterbacks in football history.

Nick Montana of Oaks Christian High in Westlake Village, Calif., and the son of Hall of Famer Joe Montana, said Tuesday night he has given a commitment to Washington and will sign with the Huskies next February. He is entering his senior year at Oaks Christian, which will play Sept. 18 at Skyline against the Spartans and Jake Heaps, who last week spurned the Huskies and committed to BYU.

Nick Montana said the decision of Heaps to go elsewhere had nothing to do with his commitment.

"Not at all," he said. "I just wanted to see the place first-hand."

Last weekend, Nick Montana visited UW along with his parents, meeting with first-year Huskies coach Steve Sarkisian and QB Jake Locker, among others. The Montana family and Sarkisian have known each other since the coach, a former BYU quarterback himself, worked as an assistant at USC grooming the likes of Carson Palmer, Matt Leinart and Mark Sanchez.

"He's an awesome coach," Nick Montana said. "You just have to look at all the guys he's put into the pros."

The 6-foot-1, 185-pound Montana is rated as the No. 13 QB in the nation by Scout.com and had offers from Notre Dame, his father's alma mater, as well as Louisiana State, Ohio State, Stanford, Alabama and Georgia.