BeaversEdge.com continues its Q&A series as we talked with new Oregon State quarterback Jake Luton, who signed with the Beavs last Wednesday.
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Are there any funny stories during your recruitment that you'd like to share?
Luton: "Yeah, I have a pretty good one actually. My second game of the year, we played against Mount San Antonio College, and at the time, they were No. 1 in the rankings. We played them, and I came out with a quarterback's worst nightmare. It's the worst I ever played in my life. I never had at anything like it. I threw four picks in the first quarter, and it was just a train wreck. I felt like I couldn't even complete a pass. It was ridiculous. I got out of that and got in a groove in the second quarter and threw a couple of touchdowns. At halftime, a few of my teammates told me that Oregon State was here watching. I was like, 'No way, you have to be kidding man.' I didn't think they were going to recruit me, there's no way. I ended up throwing four touchdowns and had the game winning touchdown pass. I still didn't feel very good about it. Six weeks later, they gave me a call, and it was funny how things worked out."
You threw a lot more interceptions in the first half of the season than you did later in the season. Was there anything you changed mechanic-wise? What happened?
Luton: "I wouldn't say it was mechanics-wise. I think it was more schematically and getting chemistry with the wide receivers at Ventura. I got a better understanding of the offense. I got to Ventura and basically had fall camp - picked up the offense in three weeks."
Speaking of your teammates, Oregon State recently offered Vosean Crumbie. Are you talking to him about coming to Oregon State?
