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If the result is still uncertain, the end of the Lobos鈥� quarterback competition is finally in sight.

New Mexico head coach Jason Eck said he wants to name a starting quarterback by the middle of next week, calling Wednesday the 鈥渄rop-dead point鈥� to do so.

鈥淭his is a big week,鈥� he said Monday evening. 鈥淲e鈥檒l get through these four practices Thursday and then see what we want to do. But I would say this: I really want to kinda have our depth chart set by (next Tuesday), you know, after that practice.鈥�

UNM has held a quarterback competition between sixth-year senior James Laubstein, junior Luke Moga and sophomore Toa Fa鈥檃vae throughout fall camp. Laubstein played as the Lobos鈥� productive, run-oriented backup last season while Fa鈥檃vae saw just one snap as a true freshman; Moga transferred to UNM over the winter after two years at Oregon.

After lingering as a 鈥渟light third鈥� in the competition last week, Eck said Fa鈥檃vae solidified himself in the competition with a strong outing in UNM鈥檚 first scrimmage of fall camp Saturday.

鈥淗e firmly got back into it,鈥� he added. 鈥淛ames and Moga, (they) did some good things. But Toa was the one who really separated and took advantage of being live and showing what we (can do) with his legs.鈥�

Eck said at the start of camp that he hoped one of the three 鈥� Moga, Laubstein and Fa鈥檃vae 鈥� would separate themselves from the others by Saturday, UNM鈥檚 14th practice of camp.

While open to naming a starter earlier if the competition 鈥渟orts out,鈥� Eck added that a starter will have to be named by Wednesday as UNM shifts toward preparing for Central Michigan (Sept. 5).

鈥淲e鈥檙e gonna have an off day Wednesday and we鈥檙e gonna talk to everybody on the team and tell them, 鈥榟ere鈥檚 your role,鈥欌�� he said. 鈥淭hat is, I鈥檇 say, the drop-dead point of probably about naming a starter and things like that 鈥� Every (competition) on the team, we gotta settle, because now we鈥檙e getting ready for the game.鈥�

Jack Layne, the Lobos鈥� starter last season, remains sidelined with an elbow injury, and has not thrown during fall camp. Eck said there鈥檚 still no timeline for his return.

鈥�(We鈥檙e) still just kind of waiting (for) the second opinions,鈥� he added. 鈥淭he specialists, those guys are tough to get access to, because they鈥檙e the best in the world. But, you know, we鈥檒l see. (Layne鈥檚) not real close.鈥�

Notes and quotes

• Monday, UNM received its first-ever vote in the preseason AP Top 25: 鈥淭he preseason poll more than anything is to garner interest and everything,鈥� Eck said. 鈥淗opefully that sells a few more tickets 鈥� I鈥檓 all for it. Preseason polls don鈥檛 mean as much as the postseason polls, just like all those watch lists and preseason things. But they do that to generate excitement and I hope people are excited about the season.鈥�

• Linebacker Jaxton Eck did not practice Monday and Tuesday with an undisclosed injury. His father didn鈥檛 seem too worried: 鈥�(He鈥檚 got) just a little thing that鈥檚 bothering him 鈥� nothing major. He鈥檚 got 31 career starts 鈥� If anything鈥檚 bothering him, let鈥檚 just keep him fresh,鈥� Eck said.

• Cornerback Jayden Sheridan did not practice Monday and Tuesday while being treated for what Eck said was an ankle injury. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 think it鈥檚 too bad,鈥� he added.

• Eck said seventh-year receiver Troy Omeire could 鈥渕aybe鈥� be cleared to fully participate in practice Saturday. The UNLV transfer has been a limited participant in camp after suffering a hamstring injury earlier this summer.

• A little more from Eck on Memphis transfer Jayden Flaker, who just started practice with UNM on Monday: 鈥淗e鈥檚 big and fast. I don鈥檛 know if any coach has ever said, 鈥榳e have too many big and fast guys.鈥欌��

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