Last Updated: October 24, 2023, 03:30 IST
LOS ANGELES: UCLA coach Chip Kelly shouldn’t be a monetary advisor, however he appears to consider previous efficiency doesn’t assure future outcomes.
While quarterback Ethan Garbers returned to the beginning lineup and delivered an efficient efficiency within the No. 23 Bruins’ 42-7 win at Stanford, it doesn’t imply the fourth-year junior would be the first man up in opposition to Colorado on Saturday.
Kelly reiterated his perception UCLA (5-2, 2-2 Pac-12) has three quarterbacks able to taking part in at a excessive degree in Garbers, freshman Dante Moore and Kent State switch Collin Schlee.
“And we’re one of the fortunate teams in the country, we have depth at quarterback,” Kelly mentioned Monday. “I believe Ethan’s a starter at the Power 5 level, Dante’s a starter at the Power 5 level, and Collin Schlee’s a starter at the Power 5 level, so that’s a luxury that not a lot of people have.”
Garbers was 20 of 28 passing for 240 yards and two touchdowns with 51 yards speeding in opposition to the Cardinal.
Garbers had seen his taking part in time lower considerably after beginning the season opener in opposition to Coastal Carolina. He threw two interceptions in that win, permitting Moore to snatch the place with a number of explosive throws in the course of the non-conference slate.
But Moore struggled in convention play. He accomplished 45.5% of his makes an attempt for 689 yards and three touchdowns in opposition to six interceptions within the three earlier video games, every in opposition to Pac-12 opponents who have been ranked on the time.
Kelly insisted the change at quarterback was made as a result of Moore was coping with an undisclosed harm final week and never due to these struggles.
“It was at the beginning of the week Ethan got a lot more reps in practice because Dante was banged up, so over the course of the week we decided we were gonna go with Ethan,” Kelly mentioned.
Tight finish Hudson Habermehl mentioned the boldness Garbers confirmed in apply carried over into the sport in opposition to Stanford.
“I think he just took on the role well, no hiccups, and he embraced his position and did his job,” Habermehl mentioned. “Hopping right back into it, he was ready for it.”
Moore recovered to the place he was in a position to play one sequence within the fourth quarter in opposition to Stanford, finishing 4 of 5 throws for 26 yards with an 11-yard run.
Schlee didn’t play due to harm however practiced on Monday.
Kelly mentioned efficiency in apply and well being would decide who will get the nod in opposition to the Buffaloes (4-3, 1-3).
“The starter at the Power 5 level today is what we worry about,” Kelly mentioned. “And I’ll answer the question for the 10,000th time is we make our decision at the end of the week, so I couldn’t tell you who’s going to be up or down by the end of the week. And when we get to the end of the week, we sit down as a staff and we’ll go through it.”
Kelly did acknowledge holding onto the ball made a big distinction for the offense in comparison with losses at Utah and Oregon State that sandwiched a defensively-driven win over Washington State, one thing more likely to issue into the decision-making for selecting a quarterback.
“I thought, offensively, we were efficient,” Kelly mentioned. “We don’t turn the ball over, we can be pretty good on that side of the ball when that’s what we do.”
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