Jim Mora watched the play and had an identical reaction to that of his son, the UCLA football coach by the same name.
They both saw Bruins safety Adarius Pickett dip his upper body toward Stanford tight end Dalton Schultz’s midsection as Pickett approached to make a tackle.
A moment before impact, Schultz dropped his shoulder and head to protect himself. Pickett then struck him helmet to helmet, resulting in a targeting penalty and Pickett’s ejection.
Father, like son, didn’t see any culpability on the part of the defender.
“He told me the other day, he said, ‘If I was to put together a clinic tape on how to tackle, Adarius Pickett’s would be one of the ones I showed.