Oregon’s star-studded quarterbacks room faces a big blow, as a three-star QB moved on from the program. Dante Moore’s backup, who entered the transfer portal, has reportedly committed to the Mount Western powerhouse school.

According to On3, Oregon’s transfer QB Luke Moga has signed with New Mexico. Moga spent the last two years with the Ducks, utilizing his redshirt in 2024. He played as a backup to Dante Moore this past season and demonstrated his skills, despite his limited playing time.

The 6-foot-2, 204-pounder played three games this past season and completed three of five passes for 58 yards. He also added 49 rushing yards on three attempts. His notable performance with the Ducks came against a 69-3 win over Oklahoma State, as he finished with 53 yards through the air and 22 yards on the ground. Despite his limited playing time, his three years of eligibility could benefit the Lobos in the long run.

As a high school graduate from Sunnyslope High School in Phoenix, Arizona, he was a three-star prospect of the 2024 class. His athletic ability came from his track and field career in high school, where he used to run 100 meters and 200 meters during his sophomore year.

In high school, he completed 145 of 312 passes for 28 touchdowns and ten interceptions. He also rushed 871 yards for eight touchdowns in two seasons. Moga’s incredible run ranked him as the eleventh overall prospect within the state of Arizona. He had 25 offers from some of the big schools, including his in-state teams, Arizona and Arizona State, but enrolled at Oregon. However, after two brief stints at Eugene, he will now head to New Mexico, which finished the 2025 season with a 9-4 record.

While the loss of a three-star quarterback sounds tough for Dan Lanning’s Oregon, they already added a five-star quarterback replacement through the portal.

Oregon’s quarterbacks room for 2026

With Dante Moore returning for the 2026 season, the Oregon Ducks’ QB1 position looks locked in.  Moore earned third-team All-Big Ten honors this season and finished second in the conference in total offense with 3,721 total yards, 32 total touchdowns, and ten interceptions.

While a couple of quarterbacks left the program for the transfer portal, Dan Lanning’s Oregon brought in former five-star QB transfer Dylan Raiola, with two years of eligibility remaining. Raiola joined the Huskers as the No. 11 overall recruit in the 2024 class, after a late flip from Georgia to Nebraska in December 2023. Nebraska’s transfer QB is likely to sit behind Moore to learn and develop, like how Moore did with Dillon Gabriel a year ago.

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Raiola brings 23 games of starting experience in two seasons with the Cornhuskers. The 6-foot-3, 230-pound sophomore threw for 2,000 yards on 72.4% passing with 18 touchdowns and six interceptions over nine games before the season-ending injury. Recovering from a broken right fibula on November 1, and with a non-guaranteed QB1 role, he’s likely to be on the bench behind Moore or redshirt next season.

Apart from them, true freshman Akili Smith Jr. and backup QB Brock Thomas are the other quarterbacks who announced their return to the 2026 season.