I am flying to Kansas City to watch UCLA play basketball in the Hall of Fame Classic, but my thoughts are on football. There are some things in common between basketball coach Steve Alford and, now, former football coach Jim Mora, but there are also some big differences. I thought I would write a few thoughts comparing the two.
Years ago, I wrote that the test of Mora was coming when Brett Hundley graduates. How much was Hundley responsible for UCLA’s success and how much was Mora responsible? Turns out Hundley was a great college player who willed UCLA to wins.