Neuheisel Lauds Larimore
Talk about no rest for the weary.
UCLA dominated Houston's prolific offense in a 31-13 win on Saturday, holding the No. 1 rated scoring offense to just three points over three quarters, after the Cougars came in averaging 61 points per game.
Now, the Bruins face an offense that finished sixth in scoring and 13th in total offense last season.
Only Colt McCoy is off to the NFL, and the Longhorns rank just 50th in scoring (30.67 points/game) and 72nd in total offense at 359.33 yards per game.
"They're able to pick their poison," Neuheisel said of Texas. "They can run at you, pound away, but they also have a talented quarterback and skill outside. Requires your defense to be able to play that balanced offense, which is always more difficult."
If UCLA gets the same kind of production from Patrick Larimore, though, Neuheisel thinks the Bruins will be in it.
Neuheisel lauded the play of the sophomore linebacker, who led the team with 11 tackles and three tackles-for-loss, and had two pass break-ups and a forced fumble.
"Great, great game for Patrick," Neuheisel said. "If he can be consistent in that style of play, he'll be a good linebacker for a long time. He still has a nagging hamstring, but I think the future is extremely bright for Patrick. He sees the field well, has good instincts and when he gets there, he gets you down. He's a bona fide big-time player."
Why does Larry wear a half-cage mask?
Did he get his nose busted up because he wears a half-cage?
If he's so valuable, I'd think Ucla would want to prevent losing him to an eye injury when he goes to stick his face mask into a ballcarrier...or a blocker.
I saw Patrick on Campus last night with Akeem Ayers. Both were awesome dudes, very friendly