Spring Check in With Oregon QB Commit Luke Moga
Ducks Digest recently hit the road to Arizona and got to check in with 2024 Phoenix (Ariz.) Sunnyslope quarterback Luke Moga, who announced his pledge to the Ducks last month.
A big part of why Moga chose Oregon was his relationship with offensive coordinator Will Stein, who came to see him earlier this month.
"We have a really good relationship. We're really open too," he said. "Both my parents really like him a lot. So I'm excited to get coached by him and it was good for him to come see me practice. He stayed the whole time, so that was super fun."
Moga is grateful that Stein has shown a lot of faith in him as one of the fastest-rising quarterbacks in the country.
"That's a big thing, he believes in me a lot. He is a younger guy too so he can relate to me a lot and he knows what us players are going through from the looks of it. I'm excited to get up there, but right now I'm focusing on being a Sunnyslope Viking and just keeping him in the loop and just staying in touch."
The 6-foot-2 passer took two visits to Oregon in April and shed some light on those experiences.
"It felt like family every time," Moga said. "Everyone talks about the facilities, but it's really a family environment. That's what ultimately led me (to) ending up there. I've liked it every time and when my parents feel comfortable with me going there too, that's a huge thing because they've seen a little bit more in life than me."
Moga is a well-traveled recruit who's seen the likes of Miami, BYU, and Arizona State among other programs. He said the effort from the Oregon staff helped set them apart.
"They obviously wanted me to be a Duck really bad. I separated the real from fake and that felt real and genuine--their interest and them wanting me to be the leader for them. So that was the main reason."
Now that he's in the fold he's working to grow the 2024 class and has his pitch for why other recruits should go to Oregon.
"The Dan Lanning effect," Moga said. "He's been there a year and he's already building something super special. Not just with recruiting but a family environment, and they're gonna win championships real soon. Once other recruits meet him and get to spend time with him and talk to the other players, I think they'll buy in and do exactly what I did."
The Arizona standout drew attention on a national scale after a stellar junior year, but he knows there's always room for growth. That said, he's also lacing up his cleats with plenty of confidence.
"I started playing football freshman year, so mechanically that's just been the focus and being smooth. I'm working with my quarterback coach and just being a smooth, flowy, twitchy passer, which I think I have a lot more room to tap in to. I think I don't get enough credit for (how) good of a passer I am today, so I'm just working to get one percent better every day at that."
Moga commented on the Arizona football scene as the state continues to send players to the college level year after year.
"It's definitely some big-time football. I think we're getting we're getting up there with a lot of the nation's other top states in football. A deep crop of 2024 recruits in Arizona this year for sure.
"Some other guys I'm trying to bring along with me. It's super competitive and there's an open division now too. So hopefully one day I can leave a mark on Slope and we'll get better guys here and some day be competing in that."
The Oregon quarterback commit has a couple games circled on the Vikings' 2023 schedule and wants to finish his high school career on a high note.
"I got Notre Dame Prep, Brophy Prep, Desert Edge too," Moga said. "Desert Edge is probably gonna be our hardest game, they have a lot of guys. Brophy prep is the number one for me."
Moga will be back in Eugene the weekend of June 16-18 for his Oregon official visit.