Luigs played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks, earned consensus All-American honors, and won the 2007 Rimington Trophy.

He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round of the 2009 NFL draft, and only played for a single season.

In his senior season, Luigs helped Pulaski to win its first state championship (3A) in school history with a 13–2 mark.

Considered only a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, Luigs was not listed among the nation's top offensive line prospects.

The Hogs boasted a total of ten 100-yard rushing performances on the season, including five 100-yard efforts from SEC Freshman of the Year Darren McFadden.

In addition, for only the third time in SEC history, Arkansas featured two 1,000-yard running backs in Darren McFadden and Felix Jones on the same team.

Luigs was a finalist for the 2006 Dave Rimington Trophy, awarded to college football's best center, but lost out to Dan Mozes.