A little more littles

A short story about UCLA's first extensive spring scrimmage really is a short story.
On a day in which the first-team offense looked efficient from the start, perhaps the best it's looked in a scrimmage situation in three years, the Bruins' slightest ball-carriers got the biggest cheers.

After the offense converted a 28-yard Kip Smith field goal on its first possession against the first-team defense, UCLA junior quarterback Richard Brehaut threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Ricky Marvray on the ensuing first-team possession.

Marvray, a 5-foot-11, 190-pound receiver, led the Bruins with four catches for 50 yards, while 5-11 running back Jordon James had nine carries for 33 yards and a touchdown and 5-8 F-back Damien Thigpen had three carries for 11 yards and a touchdown and two catches for 27 yards.

Maybe all it took for UCLA's offense to get going was a little...little.

"We came out today and we showed that we're going to establish ourselves this season and we're not going to take three-and-outs anymore, punting the ball, field goals," Marvray said. "We're going to actually move the ball down the field and make the big plays we need to make."