T. C. Ostrander

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| name = T. C. Ostrander

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| position = Quarterback

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|1|4}}

| birth_place = Stanford, California, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 215

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| college = Stanford

| undraftedyear = 2008

| pastteams =

New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|2008}})*

}}

Thomas Clinton Ostrander (born January 4, 1985) is an American former college football player who was a quarterback for the Stanford Cardinal.

Early life

Ostrander graduated from Menlo-Atherton High School in Atherton, California, where he led the team to a Central Coast Section Division II championship in his senior year. That year, he completed 193 of 288 passes for 3,059 yards, 44 touchdowns, and just seven interceptions.{{Cite web |date=2006 |title=Player Bio: T. C. Ostrander |url=http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/stan/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2006_Football_Media_Gd_37-100.pdf |access-date=January 31, 2007 |website=Stanford Football Media Guide |page=83 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204117/http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/stan/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2006_Football_Media_Gd_37-100.pdf |url-status=dead }}

College career

Ostrander was a top quarterback recruit in 2002. He chose Stanford University, and after redshirting in his freshman year of 2003, Ostrander started the last two games of the 2004 season after starter Trent Edwards went out with injuries. He played backup to Edwards in 2005 and the first half of 2006. When Edwards suffered a season-ending foot injury in the seventh week of the 2006 season, Ostrander became the starter, and started for the first 4 games of the 2007 season under new coach Jim Harbaugh.

On September 30, 2007, Ostrander suffered a seizure while watching Edwards make his first professional start for the Buffalo Bills. He was sidelined as a precautionary measure for Stanford's next game against top-ranked USC.{{Cite web |last=Sabedra |first=Darren |date=October 3, 2007 |title=Ostrander sidelined for week after seizure |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_7069697 |access-date=October 8, 2007 |website=San Jose Mercury News}} His backup, Tavita Pritchard, led Stanford to an upset 24–23 victory and was named the starter for the next game against TCU.{{Cite news |last=Sabedra |first=Darren |date=October 10, 2007 |title=Pritchard will remain Stanford starter at quarterback |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_7134645 |access-date=October 11, 2007 |work=San Jose Mercury News}} Pritchard remained the starter until the last game of the season against Cal, when Ostrander again got the start in his last college game. He and Pritchard both played, with each throwing a touchdown pass to lead Stanford to its first Big Game win since 2001.

Professional career

Ostrander went undrafted in the 2008 NFL draft, but was signed as a free agent by the New Orleans Saints soon afterward.{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Christopher P. |date=April 28, 2008 |title=All Stanford players go undrafted; Ostrander, Mattran signed quickly |url=http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2008/4/28/briefAllStanfordPlayersGoUndraftedOstranderMattranSignedQuickly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502205226/http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2008/4/28/briefAllStanfordPlayersGoUndraftedOstranderMattranSignedQuickly |archive-date=May 2, 2008 |access-date=April 28, 2008 |work=Stanford Daily}} On May 18, 2008, Ostrander was waived.{{Cite web |date=June 25, 2008 |title=New Orleans Saints: Transactions |url=http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/transactions.aspx?dt=6/25/2008 |access-date=September 27, 2008 |publisher=New Orleans Saints}}

References

Category:1985 births

Category:Living people

Category:American football quarterbacks

Category:Stanford Cardinal football players

Category:New Orleans Saints players

Category:People from Stanford, California

Category:Players of American football from Santa Clara County, California