Oregon QB Nate Costa out 8-10 weeks with knee injury

After losing all-everything QB Dennis Dixon last year, the Ducks went into a tailspin and nosedived their way through the rest of the 2007-08 season. Now, with Dixon graduated, they turn to a bigger version of Dixon in Nate Costa. Unfortunately for the Ducks, Costa was injured last season so he couldn't play when Dixon went down, but was expected to be the starter on day 1 now. Well, the injury bug keeps hitting the Ducks as Costa is now going to miss 8-10 weeks with cartilage damage to the same surgically repaired knee. What will the Ducks do now? Looks like Justin Roper will get the start in the opener, and probably play the rest of the season unless he screws up.