Quick Hits with Kyle Bosworth

“Last year we went 4-8, the year before, we weren’t much better. This felt like a cleansing, a surreal moment. This isn’t the ’08 Bruins, this is 2009. Seeing everyone’s emotions out there, you can see it that everyone is honed in. The young guys, the old guys – everybody’s ready for a change.”

“It was a really emotional win for me and my brother, with my grandfather passing. To see my mom up there, crying in the stands, Korey and I just looked at each other, and we started tearing up a bit. We know he was watching. Wish he could have been here.”

Three for Three with Kyle Bosworth

On his punishing hit of SDSU’s Brandon Sullivan:
“I told Reggie Carter and a couple guys, ‘I’m back!’ It feels so good, words can’t even describe it. When you make hits like that, it never hurts. When I saw him, I just went for it. It felt real good.”

On the 14-3 deficit to start the game:
“We had everyone’s adrenaline pumping and everyone’s nerves were kind of pumping, and they had a couple of good drives on us. But once all that happened, and it was all of a sudden 14-3, we all came up as a defense and said, ‘Calm down, you know what to do.’ After that second touchdown, five three-and-outs, and things started clicking.”

On the UCLA defense not panicking:
“We’ve got vocal leaders and we’ve got show leaders. We have a lot of veterans. We kind of looked at each other and knew within ourselves that we need to step up our game, not let those little BS things keep happening to us. But for some of the younger guys, it does help to have guys come together and verbalize it. Even if they were saying things we already knew.”

Post-practice wrap-up

Practice ended with a spirited run-through, with players seeming very eager for Saturday to come quickly.
The Bosworths were back on the field, Jeff Baca was primarily running with the first team at left guard and Tony Dye appears to have separated himself at strong safety.

I spoke with several players about the air-quality issue, and they are very anxious to play. They do not want to see this game postponed…

Our condolences

Foster Louis Bosworth Jr., the grandfather of Korey and Kyle Bosworth, passed away yesterday in Texas. The Bosworths will remain with the family for a few days, and are expected to return for practice on Sunday.

Both Bosworths said their grandfather was instrumental in their lives. All my condolences.

JG