After playing as safety as a freshman he switched to linebacker as a sophomore. Aaron attended Central High School as a freshman and a sophomore. Competitors are 40 members of the freshman and sophomore classes. Moore was named to the USA Today Freshman and Sophomore All-America Teams. He started on varsity as a freshman. This includes attending four high schools between her freshman and senior years. He is regarded as one of the best freshman college basketball players of the 2000s. He was also honored as the Pacific-10 Conference Defensive Freshman of the Year. As a freshman in 2011 he redshirted. He played running back and safety on the school's freshman and lightweight football teams. He was redshirted as a true freshman in 2010. He ran for 2,465 yards and 26 touchdowns as a freshman in 2009. McCoy was replaced by true freshman quarterback Garrett Gilbert. Queen made six tackles in 12 games played as a true freshman. As a true freshman in 1998, he was redshirted.