UCLA’s defense, if not every player on the team, has found its mandate for moments when limbs ache or things aren’t going the way they were intended, which seems to be often lately for the Bruins.
Look at Takk.
That would be Takkarist McKinley, the senior defensive end who has repeatedly hobbled off the field … only to hobble back on and make plays that seem improbable even among those who aren’t dinged up.
“We acknowledged it last week,” said linebacker Jayon Brown, one of several players who recognized McKinley’s grit in front of the entire team.