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Extra Points: Poor pass connections have set the tone early - Daily Bruin

Extra Points: Poor pass connections have set the tone early

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There is such a thing as setting the tone in football, which could be considered the equivalent to setting the mood in romance. You know what type of night it&#039;s going to be from the beginning. So when the Bruins took on Kansas State Saturday afternoon and ran three consecutive pass plays to open the game &quot;“ all of which were incomplete &quot;“ the tone for UCLA was officially set. Ineffective passing and catching were going to be the demise of the Bruins against the Wildcats. Fast-forward to the final minutes of the game and what do you know: the Bruins have a chance to tie the game with a two-point conversion. But ineffective passing and catching holds them back. With a little over a minute left on the clock, UCLA quarterback Kevin Prince throws one of his few nice passes of the game, which lands in the arms of Ricky Marvray for a touchdown, bringing the Bruins to within two. On the two-point conversion attempt, Prince rolls out right and throws a soft pass that clearly should have been caught by Taylor Embree.

https://dailybruin.com/2010/09/07/poor_pass_connections_have_set_the_tone_early/

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Extra Points: Poor pass connections have set the tone early

By Brantley Watson

Sept. 7, 2010 1:14 a.m.