Nebraska quarterbacks coach Mario Verduzco (left) watches players warm up with Huskers commit Luke McCaffrey on June 22 during Friday Night Lights at Memorial Stadium.
FRANCIS GARDLER, JOURNAL STAR FILE PHOTOYou might say Luke McCaffrey has a deep appreciation for the sport of football and the quarterback position in general.
"I go back to Fran Tarkenton as one of the quarterbacks who I watch and try to build my game after," he says.
"He's one of the first to kind of be a dual-threat quarterback and be able to have success," says McCaffrey, who starred as a versatile QB this season for Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.