Does UCLA’s Mora tell the Holtz truth, and nothing but the truth?
Is there a little Lou Holtz in UCLA Coach Jim Mora?
Oregon State is the latest team to worry him. The Beavers are 1-0, having beaten then-13th-ranked Wisconsin. But the Badgers are now unranked, with two wins coming against Northern Iowa (26-21) and Utah State (16-14) at home.
Holtz, like Clint Eastwood recently, saw things that weren’t there and pumped up Notre Dame opponents. Mora may be auditioning for that role.
“These guys run real running plays,” Mora said about Oregon State. “They are going to pound us. They are not a spread team. They run powers, lead draws and bellies, isolation stretches and inside and outside zones, real live run plays. We have to be on it. We have to have great gap control. We have to be patient. We have to have good leverage and put bodies on the ball carriers against these backs. Arm tackles are not going to do it.”
Oregon State had 78 yards rushing in 30 attempts against Wisconsin.
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