On UCLA’s depth compared to last season:
“It’s huge; you never know how long you may play into a season or when you’re last play may be. We have a group of talented people, so if one falls we have another one who can come in and do the same thing. In practice, all we do is compete with one another, and we’re all getting better and better.”

On the coaches giving different running backs the ball:
“Every day, our running backs are each getting five or six reps a day, and we have five or six running backs. The O-line, look how many we have. It’s a good thing to do; everybody is prepared, and whenever somebody gets that opportunity, they’ll be ready.”

On what he hopes to see at Friday’s scrimmage:
“It should be no different from practice. Our games, whatever we do this year should be no different from practice. We go into it like any other one. Have fun, show the coaches what we can do.”