Current Video: One-on-one with Rick Neuheisel
Watch a one-on-one interview with UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel. Hear what the coach has to say about his quarterback Kevin Prince, the upgrade in talent and more.
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" When Rick neuheisel returned to -- Chile where he played his college ball many thought there would be an immediate turnaround in the program. Well there has been. It's so far not reflected though in the record they did everything is on the upswing for Rick and UCLA Bruins. For more coach. -- Patrick."
" You head into the season. With the defense considered one of the best in the pac ten if if not the entire nation you you -- an outstanding kicker -- for -- and a great recruiting class by all accounts. How excited are you just just to get things rolling -- with this group that you -- I'm very excited it's. It's been fun to kind of put the pieces in place. You know eighteen months later were much better look at football thing than when I arrive. Feel good about but we're far from a complete package and now we've got peace peace let's figure out how to. Implement. It not so. Expedient fashion that we do you -- some young guys who maybe aren't ready for it's it's a great coaching challenge but. Everybody involved is very eager to get. Now with his defense loaded with experience. And Reggie Carter belts around. Bryan Price how heavily you have to. Well much like we did a year ago you know keep us in the game keep -- in the fourth quarter must find ways to in the game like that puts a lot of pressure on special teams. That puts pressure on our defense I am hopeful that we're going to be have. Much more ability to run the football so we'll leave -- on the field as long as we did here. Because depth is still a little bit of an issue on defense and if we can get our time of possession up into the 3334. Number. Because we can run the ball we don't put too much pressure on our young quarterback and now. We get a chance to do with a lot of my teams in the past and balances in play and until we start to blossom and now we can field that more -- Coach quarterback position is one that you know very well are you. Confident with Kevin prince. We're not -- lead this team I'm confident that he will be a great player how soon he'll be a great player remains to be seen it's asking a lot to give a guy with. Zero experience. The keys and got it done but in terms of his skill set from his poise his leadership his intelligence. I'm 100%. Ensure that he has -- great great future. Last year it was a difficult offensively -- Without question and we we have to be a better more physical offensive front. For us to be able do anything on offense president cry about it we just keep finding ways in and out. In of them. First thing to do is back recruit well we're going to have competitions. Out of which have come five guys that are rated ago. And get it done and have the requisite strength to be able to compete well pre season as always these predictions and prognostications. About we're going to finish how many wins. What is except for you. I'm here for the long haul at least that's my plan -- hand. You know I just want to keep. Moving in the right direction our team will be better a year from now because of all these kids have in your experience and the be better yet to -- That does not mean we're not going to play for -- but the."
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