Education
Nate Sudfeld took over as the starting QB at Modesto Christian School in Modesto, California as a junior in 2010, replacing the Fresno State bound Isaiah Burse. During his time there, he threw for 3300 yards, 33 touchdowns and 16 interceptions, earning the Transport Valley League Outstanding Offensive Player award, second team all-state and first team all-district honours as a senior.
Sudfeld received offers from University of California, Los Angeles, Indiana, New Mexico and Arizona. He initially committed to Arizona, but after a coaching and system change, Sudfeld signed with Indiana.
Career
He played college football at Indiana. Recruiting Sudfeld got experience with the Hoosiers as a true freshman, in relief duty of Cameron Coffman, after starter Tre Roberson suffered a broken legal He earned Big Ten co-Freshman of the Week honours after leading a fourth-quarter comeback Saturday night against Ball State.
In his sophomore year, he split time with Tre Roberson, earning his first start against Bowling Green.
He finished the season with 2,523 yards, 21 touchdowns, 9 interceptions and a 142.0 pass efficiency rating. In his junior year, after both Cameron Coffman and Tre Roberson transferred to Wyoming and Illinois State respectively, he completed 60.5 percent of his passes for 1,151 yards with 6 touchdowns and 3 interceptions as the undisputed starter, before injuring his left shoulder against Iowa, which required surgery, forcing him to miss the rest of the 2014 season.
Ahead of the 2015 season, his senior year, he attended the Manning Passing Academy at Nicholls State University. That season he passed for 3,573 yards with 27 touchdowns.