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Two seasons ago, then-sophomore quarterback Richard Brehaut was knocked out of the UCLA v. University of Washington game in Seattle with a blow to the head.

Two seasons ago, then-sophomore quarterback Richard Brehaut was knocked out of UCLA’s game at Washington with a blow to the head.

With their other quarterback, then-redshirt sophomore Kevin Prince, already ruled out, the Bruins’ final option at signal caller was fellow sophomore Darius Bell.

Bell had a less-than-memorable debut under center, completing only one of three pass attempts with the completion being to the wrong team. His interception was returned for a touchdown that proved to be the final blow to the Bruins who lost 24-7.

Nowadays, he doesn’t line up behind center. Instead, he can be seen as a Y receiver, where he caught the first touchdown pass of his career Saturday. Early in the second quarter, Bell caught a perfectly placed pass from redshirt freshman quarterback Brett Hundley over his shoulder to put the Bruins up two scores.

BOULDER, Colo. “”mdash; UCLA doesn’t have a live mascot like Colorado’s Ralphie the buffalo stampeding around the stadium but it has the next best thing – a defense capable of plowing through Folsom Field.

The Bruins (4-1, 1-1 Pac-12) limited the Buffaloes’ offense on their way to a 42-14 win, UCLA’s first conference win of the season. Colorado had only had one touchdown on the scoreboard much of the game until the waning minutes of the fourth quarter.

The win comes right off the heels of a disappointing loss to Oregon State that dropped UCLA out of the top 25.

In a flurry of moves mere seconds after the ball is snapped, junior defensive end Cassius Marsh barreled through the offensive line and recorded a virtual sack against the quarterback in a no-contact jersey. And then he did it again the very next play.

In offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone’s spread offense, the quarterback will often throw short passes to playmakers capable of gaining extra yards in the open field.

The UCLA football team moved to Cal State San Bernardino for its preseason training camp on Friday and moved into their new dorms, coaches included.

“We’re dormed up with some of the coaches and the players.

Mora enters the college football world for the first time since he was a graduate assistant for the University of Washington in 1984, and Pac-12 Media Day served as a baptism of sorts signifying the new UCLA coach’s return to the college football realm.