Quarterback Brett Hundley, rolling out for a pass against Colorado earlier this season, leads UCLA into a key Pac-12 Conference game vs. Washington on Friday night. (Stephen Dunn / Getty Images / )
UCLA running back Damien Thigpen, who has been hobbled by an injured ankle, is participating in warm-ups.
But the Bruins' leader rusher from last week is not with the running backs group.
No surprise there. In case you missed it, Coach Jim Mora has said about a bazillion and three times in the past few days that Myles Jack 'is a linebacker.'
Yes coach, we know that. But we still think that if you really want to win tonight's game you might hand him the ball a few times.
And we know Mora really wants to win tonight's game.
It's probably not fair to expect Jack to perform as he did last week against Arizona, though. UCLA caught the Wildcats by surprise using a three-back set that included Jack and fellow linebacker Jordan Zumwalt.
That set won't catch Arizona State by surprise, but you wonder what else UCLA offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone might have up his sleeve.
Against Arizona, Jack rushed for 120 yards in six carries, including a 66-yard touchdown romp. Zumwalt caught a pass for a 12-yard gain and a key first down.
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With kickoff about an hour away, Los Angeles Times' UCLA beat reporter Chris Foster reminds us that the last time the Bruins played Washington was 2010. Rick Neuheisel was UCLA's coach and Jim Mora was in analyst on television.
Mora is now on the sidelines and Neuheisel is in the studio.
The Bruins and Huskies play again tonight at the Rose Bowl under a cloudy sky. UCLA sits one game back of Arizona State in the Pac-12 South Division.
Washington won the 2010 game, 24-7, in Seattle, but has lost seven consecutive games to UCLA at the Rose Bowl dating back to 1995.
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