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After a 'smooth' debut for UNM's multi-quarterback offense, Lobos looking to improve the little things 

Eck said he expects multiple quarterbacks to play against Mercyhurst 

UNM鈥檚 Luke Moga (10) and Toa Fa'avae (13) sing with the University band while Brian Booker (92) waves the New Mexico flag after the Lobos beat Central Michigan 38-7 at University Stadium on Sept. 5.
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How successful was the debut of New Mexico鈥檚 multi-quarterback offense?

James Laubstein didn鈥檛 think it was much of a question.

鈥淭he whole offense ended up in the end zone,鈥 UNM鈥檚 sixth-year quarterback said Tuesday. 鈥淵ou could pick an adjective.鈥

To pick one: Promising.

In a 38-7 win over Central Michigan, Laubstein, Luke Moga and Toa Fa鈥檃vae combined to split the lion鈥檚 share of reps in UNM鈥檚 multi-quarterback system. And if the numbers weren鈥檛 eye-popping, they were more than solid: The three collectively completed 17 of 25 passes for 159 yards and a touchdown with 62 rushing yards and two touchdowns to boot.

While a new experience for some, all three quarterbacks agreed the experience of rotating in and out 鈥 Moga and Fa鈥檃vae started drives while Laubstein subbed in 鈥 went off without a hitch. The former two mostly rotated every two drives, an arrangement Fa鈥檃vae said he prefers.

UNM鈥檚 James Laubstein runs through a hole in Central Michigan鈥檚 defense at University Stadium on Sept. 5.

鈥淚t鈥檚 hard going three and out, and then (there鈥檚) another quarterback going in 鈥 it鈥檚 just more like a rhythm thing,鈥 he said. 鈥淕etting into the flow, stuff like that.鈥

鈥淚t just felt like practice, right?鈥 Laubstein added. 鈥淲e鈥檙e all rotating during practice 鈥 (it was) the same thing as the game. So, no different, really 鈥 it was smooth, it was easy.鈥

Through that rotation, the reps split between Moga and Fa鈥檃vae was nearly even Saturday: Fa鈥檃vae notched 33 snaps to Moga鈥檚 32, per Pro Football Focus (PFF). The run-oriented Laubstein (18 rushing yards) saw the field for six snaps, the majority of which were short yardage situations.

While highly successful with his workload as a rusher, Laubstein said he wants to break a few tackles in the future in addition to improving on minor things with Moga and Fa鈥檃vae.

鈥淲hether that鈥檚 our footwork, our eyes, our operation in and out of the huddle,鈥 he added. 鈥淚t鈥檚 minuscule things, but those small things add up, right? So you just gotta get all the small things right, and then the big things will come out.鈥

One area head coach Jason Eck would like to see improvement: managing run-pass option (RPO) plays. Eck said there were a few times where Moga (a team-best 13 of 17 for 116 yards and one touchdown) passed instead of handing off the ball.

UNM鈥檚 Luke Moga (10) throws a pass to Tripp Walsh as the Lobos faced Central Michigan at University Stadium in Albuquerque NM on September 5, 2026.

鈥淚 remember when RPOs were new 鈥 when I was a (graduate assistant) 鈥 our offensive line coach was worried the quarterbacks would throw every RPO, just because it鈥檚 fun to throw,鈥 Eck said Monday. 鈥淪o we gotta get with Luke on that and again, if he doesn't get better, then we just need to call runs and not RPOs if we want to get it handed off.鈥

For his part, Moga said he鈥檚 looking to improve in that regard.

鈥淚 just got greedy with one of them, and that led to the intentional grounding penalty (in the second quarter),鈥 Moga said. 鈥淚t was a dumb decision 鈥 I got greedy and wanted to throw the ball, but it was a perfect run look all the way. I鈥檒l learn from it.鈥

Offensively, UNM succeeded in most metrics against Central Michigan: 364 total yards, 205 rushing yards and 28 first downs. But a handful of drives on the Chippewas鈥 side of the field sputtered, forcing the Lobos to settle for field goals.

Eck chalked most up to self-imposed errors 鈥 mainly penalties 鈥 but said Fa鈥檃vae needed to get rid of the ball instead of taking a third-down sack on a drive in the fourth quarter.

Kicker Grant Glasgow subsequently made a 49-yard field goal, providing a little extra relief to the sophomore signal caller. 

鈥淚 don鈥檛 how to explain it, but it鈥檚 just like, 鈥極.K. I鈥檓 safe鈥 in a way,鈥 Fa鈥檃vae said. 鈥淥bviously you鈥檙e in the mindset of, 鈥榳e gotta score.鈥 But we gotta have good ball security because we鈥檙e in field goal range, so it鈥檚 like we already got points on the board.

鈥淗e made a lot of great kicks Saturday, (which) was very good to see. Grant, he鈥檚 the guy.鈥

Overall, Eck felt there was plenty of good 鈥 and plenty to improve on. Handing off here, not tacking a sack there.

Saturday, he hopes to see some of that improvement against Mercyhurst (2 p.m.).

鈥淚 expect to play multiple guys,鈥 Eck said. 鈥淎gain, probably all three of those guys having a role, and I thought they all did good things for us.鈥

Sean Reider covers college football and other sports for the Journal. You can reach him at sreider@abqjournal.com or via X at .