The University of Hawaii football player known as "Q" is no longer the answer.

Senior wideout Quinton Pedroza will undergo surgery to repair ligament damage in his right knee. With three weeks remaining in the season and Pedroza facing at least a month of rehabilitation, his UH career has effectively ended.

"It’s over," Pedroza told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. "It’s the farewell to Q Pedroza. The injury hit me and didn’t let me perform the way I knew I could."

Last season, Pedroza led the Rainbow Warriors with 59 receptions while rotating between right wideout and slotback. He missed most of spring training while recovering from a broken foot, and entered this season as the No. 1 right wideout. The Warriors also had planned to use Pedroza’s multiple skills, including a play in which he was an option passer.

But in the season opener against Colorado, Pedroza suffered partial tears to the PCL and meniscus in his left knee.

"I don’t think a lot of people understand the type of feeling it is to deal with (the injury) while running routes in practices and games," Pedroza said. "It feels like your knee’s unstable. It wasn’t a good feeling to have to deal with a brace, and have it alter your running style."

When the left knee was nearly healed, Pedroza suffered similar injuries to the PCL and meniscus in his right knee.

"What are the odds?" Pedroza said. "It was the ultimate unlucky injuries. It was just crazy to have the same injuries to different knees."

Pedroza was limited to six games, including five starts.

"I tried to stay as positive and as quiet about it as I could," Pedroza said. "Nobody likes to hear somebody complain about an injury. ‘Just play football.’ Everybody has little knick-knack injuries."

But the injury became too difficult to conquer. He opted for surgery. He is fourth among Warriors with 23 receptions this season.

Pedroza, who was raised in Chino, Calif., played his first two collegiate seasons at Utah. But he was stopped for underage drinking, a misdemeanor, following his sophomore year. He eventually decided to transfer. In 2011, Norm Chow was Utah’s offensive coordinator, Jordan Wynn was the quarterback, and Luke Matthews was a receiver and Pedroza’s roommate on road trips. In 2012, Chow was UH’s head coach, and Wynn and Matthews were graduate assistants for the Warriors.

Pedroza had no problems at UH. In May, Pedroza earned a bachelor’s degree, finishing in the top third in the sociology program.

"That was the highlight," Pedroza said of his degree. "I take great pride in that."