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UCLA Football: Jim Mora defends Josh Rosen after announcer questions his toughness

By Mike Regalado

PASADENA, CA - OCTOBER 21: Head coach Jim Mora of the UCLA Bruins leads his team on to the field before the game against the Oregon Ducks at Rose Bowl on October 21, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA - OCTOBER 21: Head coach Jim Mora of the UCLA Bruins leads his team on to the field before the game against the Oregon Ducks at Rose Bowl on October 21, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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UCLA Football Head Coach Jim Mora defended his quarterback after ESPN announcer Brock Huard attacked Josh Rosen’s toughness when he left the game with an injury against Washington.

The UCLA Football team is not in a good position right now and Head Coach Jim Mora is filling the heat, but he walked right through the fire to defend his quarterback after ESPN announcer Brock Huard questioned Josh Rosen’s toughness

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During the game against Washington, where the Bruins eventually lost, 44-20, Rosen left in the 4th quarter due to an injury. Initially, it was believed that he left because of an injury to his finger. It has been speculated that there migh also be a head injury.

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Awful Announcing dictated the beginning of Huard’s comments about Rosen, “When there’s as much on the line as Josh Rosen being the No. 1 quarterback, the No. 2 overall pick, what this looks like, what this means to all the NFL evaluators who are in the sunshine today, trying to figure out just went wrong today and what this will mean for the future of Josh Rosen.”

But the comments landed a disrespectful blow on the junior quarterback when asked if there was a toughness factor, to which Huard responded, “It comes into play.” He then talked about how a quarterback like Drew Bledsoe once played with pins sticking out of his hand.

That did not sit well with Mora who responded as a proud coach should.

Per Thuc Nhi Nguyen of the Orange County Register, Mora responded with some fight, fight, fight, “I would put very little stock into anything that Brock Huard has to say about football. That will be controversial. But it’s the truth. I think it’s ludicrous that anyone would question Josh Rosen’s toughness when they don’t know the nature of his injury.”

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Say what you will about the state of the program, but you cannot deny Mora’s love for his players, especially Rosen, who he has defended the three years his been on campus. When critics start attacking his players, Mora steps up.