Jeremiah Masoli Jeremiah Taeatafa Masoli ( born August 24 , 1988 ) is an American football quarterback for the Hamilton Tiger - Cats of the Canadian Football League . He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2011 . He played college football at the City College of San Francisco , University of Oregon and the University of Mississippi . College career . 2008 . Masoli transferred from CCSF to the University of Oregon in 2008 . In 2008 for the Ducks , Masoli emerged from the 3rd string quarterback to starter as injuries plagued the depth chart . He threw for 13 touchdowns and 5 interceptions , while also rushing for 10 touchdowns . His 714 rushing yards in 2008 set an Oregon record for quarterbacks . Masoli led the team to a 42 - 31 victory against Oklahoma State in the 2008 Holiday Bowl . 2009 . Masoli was named to the Davey O ' Brien Award watch list for the 2009 college football season . He also appeared on the cover of a regional August 2009 issue of Sports Illustrated , along with center Jordan Holmes . In October 2009 , Masoli helped lead the Ducks to an upset over the then # 5 USC Trojans with 222 passing yards , 164 rushing yards and two touchdowns . Masoli helped the Ducks win the Pac - 10 Championship , advancing them to the Rose Bowl where they lost to the Ohio State Buckeyes 26 - 17 . Masoli was 9 / 20 passing with 81 yards and an interception , while rushing for 9 yards and a touchdown . For the season , he completed 177 of 305 passes for 2 , 147 yards and 15 touchdowns , and ran for 13 scores . His 2 , 815 yards of total offense stands eighth on the school ' s single - season list . 2010 . On January 25 , 2010 , Masoli and teammate Garrett Embry were identified as suspects in a theft on the University of Oregon campus . On March 12 , 2010 , Masoli pled guilty to second - degree burglary , receiving 12 months probation . Masoli was then suspended for the entire 2010 season by head coach Chip Kelly . In June , 2010 , Masoli was cited for misdemeanor drug and traffic offenses , and was dismissed from the team . He later pled guilty to marijuana possession and a moving violation stemming from the traffic stop . Prior to his being kicked off the team , he would have been eligible to play in the 2011 season had he satisfied the requirements set forth by Kelly . Media outlets reported on July 25 , 2010 , that Masoli had sent his scholarship release papers to a number of schools , notably Ole Miss . The report included Ole Miss rival Mississippi State , Hawaii , UNLV , Louisiana Tech , and Syracuse . Masoli would presumably be eligible to play in the 2010 season after completing his undergraduate degree at Oregon ; he would need to enroll in graduate study not currently offered at Oregon in order to be eligible at the next institution . On August 31 , 2010 , the NCAA denied Jeremiah Masoli ' s waiver for immediate eligibility at Ole Miss . In a press release , the NCAA stated that the transfer exception cited in Masoli ' s case is intended for students pursuing new academic study , not avoiding disciplinary punishments . Ole Miss appealed the decision , and school officials expected a response from the NCAA before Ole Miss ' s second game of 2010 . Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt expressed his disagreement with the NCAA ' s ruling ; some reports suggested that Masoli was likely to be named a team captain for 2010 given his eligibility . On September 3 , 2010 , the ad hoc NCAA Subcommittee for Legislative Relief granted Ole Miss ' s appeal , allowing Masoli to play immediately in the 2010 home opener versus Jacksonville State University . For the season at Ole Miss , Masoli passed for 2039 yards ( 169 of 296 , 13 INTs , 14 TDs ) ; rushed 121 times for 544 yards and 6 TDs ; and punted three times , averaging 43 . 7 yards per kick . 2011 . Competed in the Eastham Energy All - Star Game following his senior season where he completed 13 - of - 27 passes for a game - high 229 yards with one TD and no interceptions . He also rushed six times for 25 yards . At the Ole Miss Spring game on 4 / 9 / 11 , Jeremiah Masoli was honored with the 2010 Leadership Award from the Birmingham Alumni Club . Professional career . NFL . Masoli signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent , but was waived on August 22 . UFL . On August 25 , 2011 , he signed with the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League . CFL . On April 10 , 2012 , Masoli signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League . He spent his first season in Edmonton injured . On February 5 , 2013 Masoli was traded to the Hamilton Tiger - Cats as part of a 5 player trade . Legal issues . In 2005 , Masoli was incarcerated for three months at the Hillcrest Juvenile Hall in San Mateo , CA , for participating in a robbery . Members of his high school football team were also involved . On the morning of January 24 , 2010 , a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house returned home and witnessed Masoli and teammate Garrett Embry leaving an area of the house near his room . When he realized a projector and two laptop computers were missing he took chase . The victim chased down Embry , who returned the projector and subsequently reported the incident to Eugene police . Police interviewed Masoli the next day , where he said he was not at the fraternity house . On March 12 , 2010 , Masoli pleaded guilty to second - degree burglary before Lane County Circuit Judge Maurice Merten , who sentenced Masoli to one year probation and 140 hours of community service . As part of the plea agreement , this charge was later reduced to a misdemeanor . Oregon head coach Chip Kelly immediately suspended Masoli for the 2010 football season , his senior year , but allowed him to remain on the team ( he still had a redshirt season available ) . On June 7 , 2010 , Masoli was pulled over by Springfield police for a traffic violation . After inspection Masoli was cited for driving with a suspended license , failure to stop , and possession of one ounce or less of marijuana . Two days later he was dismissed from the team for " failure to adhere to obligations previously outlined " . Masoli later entered guilty pleas to both the marijuana and failure to stop charges ( both non - criminal violations in Oregon ) .