Those poor Oregon Ducks. After an impressive, seemingly BCS bowl bound season last year was immediately snuffed out by an ACL injury to superstar quarterback Dennis Dixon, the Ducks are experiencing déjà vu. Oregon sophomore starting quarterback Nate Costa will now likely miss the entire football season after tearing the ACL in his left knee during practice on August 20th.

This past Wednesday, Costa underwent surgery to repair the torn ligament. The damage, however, was too great for him to simply bounce back into the season, especially since ACL tears are notoriously difficult to recover from in the first place. So now the Ducks face the same situation as last year: The man who is supposed to lead the team is now on the sideline, carrying a clipboard. This year it’s worse, though. The season hadn’t even started before he tore his ACL.

Expected to fill in his shoes will be sophomore Justin Roper. Oregon plays their first game at home against Washington this Saturday, August 30th. The game starts at 10 p.m. ET.