Some of the prominent players Luper has helped develop include Dantrell Savage, Derrick Blaylock, DonTrell Moore, Terrance Shaw, Jeremiah Trotter, and Katie Hnida.
Luper earned his bachelor's degree in communications from Stephen F. Austin State University in 1996 and his master’s from the college in 1998.
He also completed coursework toward a doctoral degree in secondary and higher education from Texas A&M–Commerce and is expected to receive it in May 2009.
[1] Luper was a 1984 graduate of Sherman High School, where he captured All-State honors as a senior and was the #2-rated prep running back in Texas behind future Cowboys teammate Thurman Thomas.
Luper left school to serve as an air traffic controller for the United States Army, before completing his playing eligibility at Stephen F. Austin State University where he led the Lumberjacks in rushing and scoring as a second-team All-Southland Conference running back in 1993.
After the 2006 season, Luper was promoted to assistant head coach for player development in addition to his running backs duties.
Ahead of the 2020 season, Luper was announced as the running backs coach for Eli Drinkwitz’s initial staff at Mizzou.
Under Luper, Oklahoma State's running attack led the Big 12 Conference in rushing for 3 consecutive seasons (2006–2008).