UCLA coach Chip Kelly may continue his quarterback rotation, but Dante Moore proved he deserves the starting job by sparking a win over Coastal Carolina.
With Stanford and Cal moving to the ACC, university presidents continue to put the football money train ahead of what is in the best interest of students.Kelly doesn’t need to watch Saturday’s tape to know that the Bruins could be 0-1 right now instead of 1-0 if Moore hadn’t been up to the challenge in his debut.
The flow of the game did not allow for UCLA’s third quarterback, Kent State transfer Collin Schlee, to play, which was the plan entering the contest. The fact that Kelly said after the game that he expects Schlee to get snaps next week at San Diego State would indicate that Garbers will also play. Given how this competition has played out thus far, it would be a surprise for Kelly to hand the team over to Moore at this early juncture, even though we can all see that’s where this is headed.
But Kelly did become fully aware Saturday night of just how much college football’s new clock rule is going to change the dynamic for play callers. With the clock no longer stopping after first downs, every play is going to feel more sacred. UCLA ran just 31 plays in the first half, which prompted Kelly to during his halftime interview with ESPN, “This new rule … that’s crazy. We had four drives in the first half. This game goes fast. I hope you guys are selling a lot of commercials.
UCLA finished with just 60 plays and that wasn’t due to a lack of effort. Kelly had the Bruins playing with high tempo for most of the night. It hardly mattered.Maybe Garbers can help the Bruins get to 2-0 against San Diego State and 3-0 the next week against North Carolina Central. But to compete in this turbo-charged Pac-12, a dying conference that is alive with elite quarterbacks for one more season, Kelly will have no choice but to make each snap count.
By the time UCLA travels to Utah Sept. 23 — if not before — Dante Moore should be named starting quarterback.
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