EUGENE — Oregon’s backup quarterback situation is somewhat murky after walk-on Brock Thomas was the only additional signal caller to see game action in last week’s win at Rutgers.
Austin Novosad and Luke Moga traveled and went through pregame warmups at SHI Stadium with no apparent issues, and so too did walk-on Ryder Hayes. Yet Thomas, who was 3 of 4 for 45 yards with a 15-yard rush, was the only quarterback other than Dante Moore to see the field.
Dan Lanning said Thomas, who is 5 of 9 for 59 yards while appearing in five games this season — two more than Moga and four more than Novosad — has earned the opportunities in practice. All of them have already redshirted during their careers.
“Those guys have also done a really good job as well,” Lanning said. “But there’s not anything