When UCLA sophomore Bolu Olorunfunmi lines up against the UCLA defense in practice and he sees a blitz coming, he feels Kennedy Polamalu’s presence lingering. The running back knows his coach is watching because they just went over this in the film room.
Watch the safeties, Olorunfunmi thinks to himself, you have to get this right.
Don’t let Coach P down.
“He teaches us so hard to do those things and when we don’t do those things, it’s kind of disappointing,” Olorunfunmi said.
Polamalu’s running backs have always seen how intense, competitive and energetic he was.