![]() Their departure leaves room for experienced players like Brown, who ranked third on the team last season with 362 receiving yards in his redshirt-junior campaign. So I think I’m really excited about that.” “We did throw the ball a lot, but I think this year we’re going to be a big-throwing, deep-threat kind of team. “We were a big running team last year,” Pegan said. Quarterback Dante Moore, who is a contender for a starting job, hit Braden Pegan with roughly a 40-yard pass during a 7-on-7 drill. Practice was just long enough to show the offense’s compete level against the defense. Players came out in helmets and shoulder pads and practice ended a half hour earlier than usual as recovery becomes the focus for the final days of spring. Monday marked the start of the final week of spring practices. “You really can’t take a break for the defense we already know they’re going to come with that energy every day, so we’ve got to come right back with it.” ![]() “They’re gonna challenge you every day, but also it’s going to be competitive and we came here to strive to get better,” receiver Kam Brown said. The mood is infectious among the defense, but it benefits the offense, too. ![]() They’ve had catchphrases like, “The more tired we get, the more ‘lit’ we get,” and they practice with bravado during team periods. LOS ANGELES - Throughout spring football practices, UCLA’s defensive players have boasted about their ability to play with energy. ![]()
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