Joe Montana's QB SON Was THE NEXT BIG THING (What Went Wrong for Nick Montana?) 

I want to do between 10 and 15 more "what happened to" videos by the end of 2023, who should I cover next?

Being the son of a legend brings it’s own unique challenges

Fun fact, in hs one of his WRs was one of Will Smiths sons. Another fun fact is that in one of the games for Tulane, he was featured on sport centers not top 10. He played in a game where he spiked the ball at the end of game not realizing it was 4th down and that's how that game ended.

The underlying story is that tons of kids rated with lots of stars in high school don’t do much after that

Damn he still started as QB in division 1 ball....

Talent is not hereditary.

As a uw alum. I had forgot he went to Uw. You should do one on a Qb you mentioned in this video. Jake Heaps, he really wanted to be a Washington Husky. But his parents were way too involved. I’ve met Jake a couple times, he’s a nice dude is working as a Qb coach and does sports radio

I was huge college fan during that time and you never heard anything about him. I’m from Mississippi, I went to Miss State but my parents live in Oxford so I normally go to an Ole Miss game here and there. I saw him play agonist Ole Miss. I grew up a 49ers fan because I was a bam wagon ass little kid who loved Montana and Jerry Rice. I also grew up close to where Jerry was from and still to his day spends a lot of time. It was really cool to see a childhood idol’s kid play though.

It was a fun ride for his family and friends. He was fun to watch every step of the way and we had a blast!

I started thinking about Michael Jordan's son who played for Illinois

From watching his brief stint at UW, what really surprised me is that his physical tools didn't stand out. He didn't have a very strong arm, and I recall his release being on the slow side. Obviously you can be a good college QB without top shelf physical skills, but it was pretty clear why Sarkisian stuck with Keith Price.

Let’s not forget that Joe Montana was drafted in the 3rd round, he had to work hard and be in a complimentary situation.

It's just impossible for these kids when they play the same sport/position as their legendary Dads, there is no way they can live up to the hype. Same thing with Elways son and Michael Jordans sons to name a few. Cause people are always going to compare them to their Dads, and how the hell do you measure up to that?

I didn’t even know Joe Montana had a son playing college football before watching this

Joe Montana look like the yellow eyed demon from supernatural 😂😂

I never knew Joe Montana’s son played for Washington😂

When you think about the tens of thousands of Pro athletes. Percentage-wise... very few sons reach the same level that their Dad's made.

If his last name wasn't Montana he would've even started as a Highschool QB.

Intersting, I'm a ND fan I remember briefly one of Joe Montana's sons being there. It shows you just because your father is a legend doesn't me you'll be. I wonder if the USFL was going on then he would have tried that.

I remember watching the New Orleans bowl on tv when he was at Tulane

I forgot all about this guy. Thanks for the update.

Tulane killin it this year!

Nick Montana was no Penix Jr. LOL😂

Nobody ever said he was the next best thing Completely made up for content

One thing that isnt talked about enough, is that VERY FEW NFL sons ever make it. One of the big reasons is their fathers dont generally marry female athletes, they marry the pretty homecoming queen type with limited athletic skills. Only when they DO have kids with an actually athlete (think Christian McCafferey, OBJ) do they actually have the DNA to make it in the NFL. Being half talented genetically doesn't cut it.

I am 100% sure that he first attended Cardinal Newman in Santa Rosa, CA, first and then transferred out to the other schools. I live in Santa Rosa and I specifically recall he was at the local catholic high school playing football.

Reality was his name opened up way more doors than his talent deserved.

Looks exactly like his dad

I was a freshmen playing as left tackle for morro bay highschool we were on a roll beating damn near every team in CIF then we went up against oaks christian, i left the locker room and saw actual doctors stretching all the players on oaks christian as they laid on their hospital beds, thats when I knew this shit was real. Every damn player on oaks christian were extremely tall and thin but i tell you the leveragr they had on us. If i remember correctly they shutout every single team they played against, we 110% without a doubt lost but i took pride in not being shutout 😂 at that time for that game the head coach for OC let joe montana cosch that game, i also remember seeing ashton Kutcher in the bleachers as well as some other "prominent figures" was an interesting moment in my life and it was extremely cool to go against a team like that. Correft me it im wrong but since they are a private school they can scout or "hire" other highschoolers snd invite thek to their school in return they play football for that team.(im not sure how I'd explain it better but i believe private schools can aquire thebbest of the best, like being able to attend the school due to your athletic ability in a specific sport so its kind of like a highschool scholarship?) Someone let me know, a few of my buddies from that class actuslly went to the NFL which I wasn't shocked by. My buddy jerome long retired happily from the nfl his story would make an incredible movie, everyone always talked shit on him in football because hebwas always thin but dude eas 6 foor 6 250 absolute muscle and he took their bullying as fuel for his fire. Anyways I got carried away, incredible memories

His older bro Nate wasn't ish either. HS back up who walked on at ND, in '08...played Juco in '09...back at ND in '10...FCS Montana in '11...(Joke in cfb world that season was, he was only player in college with his name on the front and back of his jersey).... D 2 West Virginia Wesleyan in '12.

jake heaps needs his own episode

UTSA picked him off twice for a 10-7 victory in 2013.

You should cover jerome long(morro bay highschool) he was drafted into the nfl and was on the same team as I when playing against oaks christian

Being good at one level doesnt mean they will be at the next level. He should have gone into coaching when it was apparent that he wasnt going to be a high profile player, or even a player period.

He forced his son to play football. That's all there's to it.

I’m a big fan of Tulane and I distinctly remember his time at Tulane and even seeing joe in the stands at the super dome. I’m not lying when I say this but he was the most garbage qb Tulane has ever had. He was just so bad 😭😭 pretty cool to see joe though

Damn Nick looks just like Joe

Do Jack Elway next

When I see those pictures of him and Dad, I think of Gary Nicolas, son of Jack. It seems that the TOP talent are freaks, whereas their kids are normal.

It might not be joe Montana son, it might be joe Mantegna son hahaha

Do Christian McCaffrey youngest brother who went to Michigan.

He was a 3 star recruit. No one ever expected him to be the next big thing. You’re just using a big name for views.

Maybe a video on tom Brady's kid, jack! He's still in high school and don't even know if he is still playing football! Supposedly gizelle wanted him to play soccer, but that's not even her biological kid! Who knows that might have played into their divorce! Any way it's alot of pressure on a son of the greatest of all time!

I was at the game when Nick Montana’s team played against Derick Carr’s team. Oaks Christian easily won the game however the difference in arm strength and athletic ability was quite obvious. Carr was significantly more outstanding. After seeing that I never expected him too start at UW. (I’m a UW fan) Decent QB just not worth the hype.

Sons of elite atheletes are very often likely to be decent atheletes at a minimum. They should always play a different sport or at least different position from their famous Dad. This way if they are only good players, but not elite pro level players, they can still have and enjoy success in their own college careers....

I swear Oak’s Christian is the school where all the celebrities kids go.

total cap ... nick was never the next big thing ... he was a 3 star recruit, nothing more was expected from him than just being an average college quarterback ... and that's what he was

Thr best advise Nick rec'd was from his parents who knew he better go to a school with the better academics.

Being a division one quarterback is no mean thing and any dad could boast about it to his son except in this case granpa is Joe Montana.

Do a what happened to Barry Sanders Jr. or Chad Johnson Jr currently.

There is and only will be one Joe!

The media keeps hyping these sons of legendary players and for the most part they never live up to even a fraction of the hype. This guy is a classic example.

No, you don’t have to spend half the vid telling us ancient history. Get to the point

I would love to see a video on Joe Montana crossing the picket lines and helping to destroy the players union. People seem to give Joe a hall pass on this, I don’t.

Stop saying JuCo It’s lame No way Joe called it that It’s JC

I went to Pasadena city collage too

Didn’t know the great one had a son. Thought he only had a daughter.

I remember when everyone in Washington was excited cuz joe montanas son committed 😂😂😂

Wasn't elways kid supposed to be a freak in the NFL as well. If memory serves me correctly. RLTW 3/75

He was NEVER really the next big thing. It was all hype.

I think PRIME TIME son will make if he keeps listening and its ok to cocky if you back it up his Dad or ALI but i think he will do ver well also keep a eye on Frank Gore Jr RB i think he will make it to the NFL and hope he goes to a good team but they may not say the MAN face of their position but then look at the MANNINGS Archie was great then both sons win 2 rings HOF all of them wow now Archie may be drafted think draft day hearing the SAINTS take QB Archie Manning then look at the BOSA's

He was never the next big thing. Just making shit up for a video lol.

Seems to be that in most cases being born and raised in a wealthy family reduces your potential.

What happened was he wasn't good enough. I was made the starting QB of my HS team. My coach went to school with a 2nd cousin (once removed) of mine who was a Pac-8 QB and was drafted into the NFL where he didn't survive training camp.... I wasn't good enough and it didn't take long for him to understand that I was not the same as my much bigger cousin and I should be a safety where my 4.6-40 speed (on grass) was useful instead of being a 5' 11" 165lb QB with a poor arm.

Well his first mistake was going to UW! They’ve not ever Produced ONE decent qb in their history (Warren Moon). Other than that, hopeless!

Bad audio.

Unfortunately I’m 1 -4 against him. Lost in basketball when he was at De La Salle. And lost all but once to him a flag football league. Idk if he’ll see this but I hate & love the Latin dude on his squad that always wears the SDSU gear. Lol

lol I live near mt sac

its quite easy...he did not work hard enough at being a quarterback...

Nick atleast had talent. Nate Montana was god awful at ND and if my memory serves me right he didnt even start a game at the HS level!

Yes. Just like Archie Manning's kids. They were pretty overhyped as well.

Sure it was Will Smiths son ? 😂

Nick Montana was never the next big thing.

Dude is what Arch Manning is. Overrated and overhyped because of his family. And people that know QBs would still want these kids because they think they have "football pedigree". Arch will be better than Montana's kid, but he will be mediocre his entire career.

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Wasn't that good a 3 star recruit I remember sark t we eeted we just got a montana!Montana!! And no one cared lol

Daddy must’ve been…

Sounds like he is living off daddy's money.

Tulane does not take football seriously. Even now when theyre good, they still want a kid who fits the "tulane model" they coulda been an SEC team, but they chose to prioritize rich kids over good players a long time ago. They beat USC big whoop, play LSU.

Anyone who thinks that being Famous is Cool should watch this video. Nick's fame came from his star Quarterback Dad Joe which made it even worse for Nick. Would Nick have EVER played Football if his Dad WASN'T Joe Montana ??? That's debatable. But I'm confident that he would've been a MUCH Better football player if his Dad wasn't the FAMOUS Joe Montana. From what I've seen of America in the last 74 years, being Famous really SUCKS because once you're FAMOUS your life is never really your own again.

Old Joe is overrated

Brady’s sons at least 1 will be a pro soccer or football player. Guaranteed. What the pats need to do is …tank. Get Marvin Harrison. Tank again. Get Travis Hunter then tank again & draft Arch manning in 2026. I can handle 3 more trash years as the Celtics win titles. But in 2026 you’re Main guys will be Marvin Harrison Jr Travis Hunter to pair with Christian Gonzalez Arch manning throwing to Harrison Jr. Pop Douglas. To mind fuk the league & make the mannings & Harrison HAVE to route for New England & have to go watch them in a patriot uniform. That’s how you’ll be good from 2026 till 2036 & get a few more rings. Get to 10-11 as an organization.