UCLA Concludes Camp at CSUSB

Inland Empire Community Newspapers • August 22, 2013 • Page A11
UCLA Concludes Camp at CSUSB
PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSON
PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSON
Bruins' running back's focusing on shuffle and ball protection
drills.
27-24 in the Pac-12 Championship this year.
UCLA Wide receiver #1 Shaquelle Evans makes a leaping catch on a pass from starting quarter- Game along with a 49-26 rout to The offense is once again led by
Baylor in the Holiday Bowl have to sophomore quarterback Brett
back #17 Brett Hundley during practice at Cal State San Bernardino on Thursday, August 15.
led to some skepticism leading into Hundley who was impressive in his
first year, completing 66 percent of
his passes for 3,745 yards with 29
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touchdown passes against 11 interceptions. Hundley also added anal State San Bernardino
other nine touchdowns and 355
played host to UCLA footyards on the ground.
ball training camp for the
The Bruins lost explosive running
second consecutive year from Auback Johnathan Franklin and tight
gust 7-17 as Head Coach Jim Mora
end Joseph Fauria to the NFL, but
continues to rebuild the program.
second year wideout Shaquelle
Mora wanted to change the culEvans leads one of UCLA’s most
ture of the football program that
talented receiving corps in recent
had struggled in recent years by
memory. Evans led the Bruins with
getting the team away from the dis60 catches for 877 yards last year.
tractions of friends, family and
Jordan Payton, Devin Lucien, Dareverything else the comes with livius Bell and Devin Fuller with all
ing in Los Angeles during training
look to step in opposite Evans and
camp last summer.
in the slot.
The change reaped immediate
Defensively there is some quesdividends as the team improved
tion marks in the secondary, but
from 6-8 in 2011 to 9-5 in 2012.
linebacker Anthony Barr will look
The three-game improvement was
to build upon his 13.5 sacks last
coupled with a 6-3 record in the
year and lead the unit.
Pac-12 Conference and becoming
UCLA enters the season ranked
the South Division Champs.
PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSON No. 21 in the AP’s Top 25 Poll and
The season ended on a sour note
begins its season at home against
however with three consecutive
losses. Back to back losses to Stan- With San Bernardino temperatures in the high 90's all week, frequent water breaks are mixed in Nevada on August 31.
ford, 35-17 in the season finale and throughout practice.
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