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Mar. 10—Quarterback Jack Layne will open spring practice working with the first-team offense, head coach Jason Eck said during a press conference Monday.
An Idaho transfer, Layne completed 99 of 154 passes for 1,477 yards, 14 touchdowns and four interceptions over six games last season before transferring to UNM. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound junior replaces former UNM quarterback Devon Dampier, who left for Utah in December after earning first-team All-Mountain West honors as a sophomore.
The Lobos are set to open spring practice Tuesday morning under Eck, the former head coach at Idaho.
“I think his familiarity with the system and having played for us for three seasons is an edge for him, but we gotta do a good job evaluating these other guys — they just didn’t get to play a lot last year,” Eck said. ” … We’ve really got to get a good feel for what they can do and see who steps up and emerges, and see who’s our best option whether that’s Jack or one of the guys who was here.”
Layne headlines a quarterback room including redshirt senior Isaiah Chavez, who served as Dampier’s backup last season; senior James Laubstein and redshirt junior Emery Floyd, two former transfers who did not see the field in 2024; and sophomore Gabriel Motschenbacher, a midyear transfer from L.A. Southwest (Calif.) College.
Only Chavez, one of the longest tenured players on the roster, has started at the FBS level.
“Obviously, it’s a real key position,” Eck said. “But I think Jack has had a good offseason, I think he’s doing a really good job and (I’m) excited to see how he continues to grow.”
Entering Eck’s first spring with the program, the Lobos also will be looking for new starters on the offensive and defensive lines, in the secondary and at every offensive skill position after upwards of 30 players transferred out of the program. In turn, UNM…
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Author : Albuquerque Journal, N.M.
Publish date : 2025-03-11 03:07:00
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