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and coru losing out to Arizona, The next weekendlrc miu his grandmother, KaronJones, outside sees "st. Houston. He hangs out oo Lake Conroe, thel where as a boy he? lose rods in struggles he UC1 w I larsemouth bass. This year is a gift and "Wt eave hiirself by postponing rhe draft junior ierurning to UCuA for his redshirt of season, and he is wringing the most out of fup Scherer, an it. I{e stops t5' the offlce he associate athletic director who used to be an offensie assistantwith the Browns and the Pantlers, and asks,'What's the usual workday like in the NFL? Eow did Tient de- Dil fer study? How did Jake Delhomme reloo camaraderie with receivers?- He has if a lot on his mind, so it! understandable something such as dre needle 'l he olerlooks :. on the gas gauge. as Andrew Luck and Matt Barkley would gladly attest, a return to scbool doesnt guarantee a joyride Obstacles arise. Improvisation is required When Hundlev's black Honda Accord comes to his hazard a halt on lefferson.he flips on rl lights, hops out of the car arrd directs traf- fic around him. He sends his passenger, Massington-who conveniently runs a pattern 4.4-second 40-yard dash-on a fly Massington to the nearest Chevron sation Neuheisel's decision to redshirt him prob- red containers of un- THROWBACK the og returns toting two arm' cost t-he coach his job, but it helped WLth hi5 qulcl^ness and strong ablv 1r: calnoly fills the tank They 41 er,can recorded Ieaded. Hundley HurdreV recal,s tne lasl Afr rcan olair and the program. Hundley passlnq si beat the rush back to Westwood' ouarteroacktoleadrLeBrul^si' tlelheiset's soliloquies in quarterbacks lackie Robinson (opposlte, near rightl hi meetings and transcribed the tapes into of classes for HundleY junior H AST WEEK notebooks. He stood next to QB through ;lc at UCLd and he bounds on the sideline and decon- vho posted a 3'9 grade Kevin Prince in fliP-flops. He car- linebacker. Hundley, Haines Hall structed plays as they occufied' "[Brett] z"r5 average at Chandler, saw UCL'A as a backPack and Doint E ries a camouflage t}le future starj' says center Jake Bren- place where he could accomplish both his was Blo swigs from a gallon ofArrowhead spring all ttre pictures and on a premed del. "but after he took his first week of underqraduate goals: to srudy Er war r. He remembers kissed all the babies, he put in the work " was track and defibrillate a dormant football itt classes, in JanuarY 2011, when he was named the starter stood on t}Ie sideline at When HundleY lectue and a rpom- team. As Hundley 5a sitting in a phitosophy in 2op, he wept again. He called pastor Dralc Stadium during a subsequent visit, Eb en's volleybalt player asked him.*You're at River of Life Church in the Brujns scrimmage in the Brvan Pace , the savior?- The Bruins watching phoenix patched into :r! him, -Come here and asked to be season had sunset" ieuheisel told Ea were coming off a 4-B Yet service so he could thank e change everything Your face the Sunday fi dual-threat and vou will :p imorobablylanded a ve-star the congregation that had prayed for willie on billboards." He committed the EO quarterback recruit from Chandler, Ariz' voted Hundley a team and covered his ears.when him. Teammates hoPe. following month Bt Hundley signifled captain beforc he took a snap He rushed his mom ftiends told him that he was crazY' nt Ee visited UCI,A only because first play, a zone read were so high, he foi 7z vards on his coach Rick Hundley's erpectations Qt hooked up the ftee flight. Head against Rice. and he set the school re- cried on the bench during an intmsquad Neuheisel sent Hundlev on a tour of Mattel yards in his flrst season when it became cord for passing Reemtsen, a game at the Et Children's Hospital v/ith Bdan (3,740 yards), outgunning ;har he would not start as a mre fieshman' pediatric hean surgeon and former Bruins

50/ sponrstt lusrureo / AUGUsr4,2014 and Cade lt4cNown. UCLA beat USC in started 30 games or more in college. Only step drops between the hoops and fires consecutive years for the first time this two, Aaron Rodgers and Drew Bledsoe, 20-]ard out patterns tlat smack into Steve millennium and won 10 games in 2013. started fewer than 30. The Sun Bovrl was Clarkson's gloves. Clarkson's patter follovE "Stanford turned the corner because Hundley'E 27th start. eadl pass: Sackfoot at9o degrees. . . . Your they had a guy like Andrew Luck," says Aweeklater Hundley oudined a speech shoulder is a scope. . . . Stride shaight at my UCLA athletic directol Dan Guerrero. in a notebook, to be delivered at a press nose. . . . Dont waste any motion." "We view Brett the same way." conference the next day. Bullet points Clarkson was a quarterbacks coadr be- included: "Bringing UCLA fore that became a cottage industry, Over back to national promi- nearly tlree decades he assembled a client nence..,. Developing to list headed by Ben Roethlisberger, Josh be the best quarterback Freeman, Maft Leinart and several other Ican....Enjoyingwhat pros. In February 2o1o) Clarkson launched Ihave....Gettingade- the Dreammaker Tour, which was sort of gree." Hundley majors in hkeAmerican ldoltcxtur$r school QBs. The sociology, having backed fiISt of 16 tour stops was at tlrc Rose Bowl, off premed, and expects where on a stormy Sahrrday morning ap- to graduate in the fall proximately 600 aspiring signal-callers after completing a to-be- showed up to throw, run and interview determined independent with tfie Dreammaker himself. study project. "He's got Clarkson had never heard of Brett, who two insurance policies," failed to win the sta4ing quarterbackS job says Brett Sr, "One that's at C,lEndler as ajunior and fumed when he $10 million, and one that's was moved o wide receiler. He resisted the four letters: UCI-A." urge to transfer, but he didn't embrace the First, Brett needs ti) position switdq didnt delete the Donovan pass Sociology 102. He sits McNabb screen saver ftom his computer. in the middle of the room hr the second game of the seasou Chaudler and picks from a bag of trailed highty regarded Peoria Ceuteunial dried fruit. He turns on hs 34-6 at halftime, and coach Jim Ewan told I prob- Coach Jim Mora, to extend the anal- MacBook Pro, and Arizona State game his assistants,'We have to see what Brett's rcd the ogy, is UCLlfs answer to Jim Harbaugh, tape flashes ou the screen. He minimiz- got." In the second half Brett completed 14 aorded with staying power. when Mora signed a es it and opens a Word document. The of18 passes for 204 yards and rushed for 6acks six-year extension in December, rebuffng professor, MarkJepson, stands in front 83 more. The Wolves lost, but they scored :s into his alma mater, Washington, he called of the blackboard in a beige polo shirt 32 points and found a quarterback. glasses. The only camp Brett attended after the or QB Hundley before he called his owa wife. "I and wire-rimmed He describes lecon- knew she was coming back " Mora says. a sociological perspective called symbolic season was Clarkson's. "Sometimes you Brettl "I wasnt as sure about him." interactionism. "The sell is a process, not a find kids who are intelligent, and other Bren- On the eve of the Sun Bowl, Hundley thing," Jepson explains. "The self is never times you 6rd kids who are ph1'eical speci- s and lounged in Morab room at the Marrion in complete, never flnished. It's always a work mens," Clarkson says, "But if you ever rork" El Paso and discussed whether he should in progress." Hundley nods as he q?es. flnd one who is bot[ then you've identi- hrter turn pro. Mora, who coached the Falcons fled somebody truly special." At t]Ie end astor ard the Seahawks, belieyed Hurulley could UNCH IIOUR in Santa Monica, and of that Rose Bowl pageant Brett called ch in be the first quarterback drafted. the more patronE at the Lazy Daisy Cafe hear his dad who was staying dry in the press box. I won this thing," Brett said. L into important question was how he'd fare what sounds like a series of small "I tlink hank afterward. Mora showed Hundley a 6o- explosions coming from aqoss Pico Ttre Dreammater Tour had lived up to its rl for page PowelPoint study analyzing all 35 Boulevard. Hundley crouches between a name. In dne months Brett went from a team quarterbacks picked in the first round purple artd a pink hula hoop on the grass second-stringer to a five-star recruit. shed from 1990 through 2005. The QBs were at Virginia Avenue Park, still damp with Ewan, who had planned to retire, read broken into three groups: blue for long- dew as tlrc lingering fog breaks. T\vo boys hung on another year at his quarter- I re- term gtarters, purple for backups or spot play soccer. A man reads a book under a back's behest. Brett bolted to UCLA in lsOn starters, orange for busts. Eleven fell into eucallptus tree. A couple bikes through January 2011, after his senior season, mar the blue group, and of those, nine had the makeshift fleld. Hundley takes five- but returned for prom, showing up with

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the power of thought' Pads was teased at school and forced Jos€ a friend he feared other boys wouldn't You channeled to quit sports because ofher health. Brett bvJ about everyone else," Whe[ you are out there and loo,ooo invite. "He worries every fort people screaming in those stands, started iogging alone nert to his dad Ewan says. If someone is five minutes late are you feel loved'" day at 5 a.m. He was running for her, and tol with tlundley, he sends a text take yourself to the place to a meeting at UCLA he became a thal What Hundley sees when his eYes are after he arrived with the Pin Drop of his exact location. o.K is one year older, and spokesman for the Epilepsy Foundation Nov/ Clarkson comes to him, carry- shut is Paris. She of Creater . Three years in that mark t}le pocket' when they were kids they raced scooters ing the hula hoops participated in the annual Hur next to their father as he took his mom- a row he has "In terms of tools Hundley has it all: 'Walk oEl jogs off the Salt fuver' to End Epilepsy at the Rose Bowl, arm strength, the ability to ing along a canal size, speed, the event into a de facto team put the ball They graduated to bikes, and during one turning extend plays, the ability to for us," his dad, "When you're activity. "He's been a huge boon where he wants," says Daniel Jeremiah, ride Brett asked Susan Pietsch-Escueta, the founda- to be a in heaven, will you be able to watch me says a NFL Network analyst who used recently Brett was six, alreadY en- tion's executive director. Paris scout. he has to work on is getting in the NFL?" "What earned an EpilePsy Foun- I quicker going through his dation scholarshiP, which red progressions," As HundleY she will use at cosmetologY th€ runs figure eights around the school in Atlanta, where she the hoops, mimicking resPonses lives with her mom. EItr pressue, Clarkson hollers, to "You have a beautiful wh your eyes downfield! "Keep family," Nall tells Hundley, ins Remain a passer!" Hund- BlG SISTER whose eyes are now oPen. Pel ley slips on the sod, which To support "They love you, right? TheY an tumed into Paris, HundleY his cleats have you football? M( has turn ed an love without ground beef, and Puts a I€d annual epilePsY Well, no one else matters. hand down to steadY him- fund_raiser at the Other people are going to Mz self. "Yodre under duress!" Rose Bowl into a tell you, 'You're this, You're itr Clarkson roars. "You have team activitY that, you're good, you're bad.' exl to improvise!" It should not affect You. Let scr Hundley's natural in- that go. Free yourself ftom 76 if his first and sec- stinct, it." His cadence rises and ond options are covered, is the tzt in the Arizona Cheetahs TYack Club, falls, like a preachert. "Remember, to take off. But he's more tlan a scrambler. rolled hrl was a genius is inside of you. You were born wjth pirouettes, plants and unleashes a 3o- where he tan with his big sister. She He you need right * He excelled in rhe rurbo javelin' it. You've got everlthing yard dig route that pops into Clarkson's sprinter. pe divorced but shared here. You dont need anything else. When mitts. The man reading under t}re euca- Their parents were they you ran for 86 yards in that bowl game, d1 perks how fluid you are, custody, and at their dad's apartment l)'ptus up. "See just bring- the same room. Ttrey Virginia Tech was t}re stimulus big man?" Clarkson shouts. "In a time of slept on twin beds in ing out what was alreadY there." in you shine. We practice even played a season of flag football to- chaos, that's where kids toss- gether. my foundation," Brett says. Hundley gazes toward two the imperfect throw today so on August 30 "She's AI her ing a Frisbee on the other side of the field' perfect throw." When Pads was 11, she suffered it's the you question I keep ga first grand mal seizure while dressing for "I'm going to ask the with asking," Nall continues. "Why not you? NE P.M. AT a field beneath a barquet to honor her achievements out Alswer that damn question! Don't you ba the hills of Playa del ReY, and the Cheetahs. Brett saw foam coming crazY? You wl mouth and flew into a panic, nearly dream? Aren't Your dreams Hundley stands on the sideline of her in post off his bed. "We should be dreaming some stuff right now in the dark. "Close Your eYes tearing a wooden you can feel it in stom- o Erich Nall, tlought she was going to die," his father that's so big, )'our and put out your arms," says Pt with epilepsy ach. Think about it! Contemplate it! Those part speed coach, part life coach. 'Now says. Paris was diagnosed real." st like." and hundreds of seizures followed, often dreams are think about somethiug you don't a of both her shoul- After Hurrdley finishes his speed worlq Nall pushes down on Huadley's arms and rcsulting in dislocations steps ofa 12-yard vinyl think ders. During one episode she kicked over shuffling between they collapse by his sides. "Now @ another she burned ladder laid flat on the turt he asks Nall about something you love." Nall pushes a toilet, and during to their next session: E her feet on smoldedng conclete. Doctors to bdng two books down again. "Look how much stronger ln pills and more pills' The Power oJYour Subconscious Mind,by you became. How did you get stronger? .could only prescribe

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3d Joseph Murphy, and As a Mat Thinketh, darifies. Hundleybows his head sheepishly. I'll stick it.' " That was before Hundley fi, by Allen. Hundley seems James uncom- Neuheisel's dad, fucJr, refurs to Hundley won 19 games i n two years. throwing for fortable without homework. ry As he starts as "Colin Kaepernick with a better arm." 6,811yards and rushing for 1,103. UCLA rd to leave, he remembers one more thing Mora comes up with aaother comparison. has since hiked assistants' salaries into that's been on his mind. "Is ice cream He texts a photo of Hundley, throwing the top 10, according to internal research. )n O.K, after a workout?" he asks. in midair, alongside a stunningly simi- The school has also raised more than in .ttlinthefustzlsminutes,"Nallreplies. "\ lar ihot of the last African-American $40 million toward a new football facil- al Hundley has to hurry. The clock is ticking quarterback to lead UCLA in passing: ity set to breal ground in 2015. There Yl, on his beloved Blue Bell banana pudding. Jackie Robinson. The Bruins have not is no limit to what the right coach and m won a national championship since 1954 quarterback can accomplish. ILM STIJIIY in the quarterbacks or a Rose Bowl since'86. USC has monop- Mora's staff is filled rvith NFL vets a- room at the Acosta Center, and olized the Southland for a generation, enthralled by college. Hundley reviews ly Hundley is presenting play-by- thanks largely to signal-calleis such as pass protection rditl Adrian Klemm, who n- playofthe Broncos' won three Super Bowls as :h red zone offense, He spent an offensive lineman for previous ,v the weekend at the Patriots, and coverage he t}le Manning PassingAcad- schemes with Jeff Ulbrich, emy Thibodaux, in La., who spent nine years at line. ul where he followed Mora's backer for the 49ers. UCLA v, instruction to 'lust watch runs a spread, but coaches n. Pe1ton." Hundley left with POWER POINT Mora used also put Hundley under cen- cy an important observation. a 60 page ter aIId force him to scan tlle t? Most teams practice their presentation to fielcl They are preparing him c0nvince Hundley red zone attack once a week both for this he needed at least season aud for to Manning's teams practice 30 college sta rts seasons beyond. re it every day, which helps to thrive as a pro. dl explain why the Broncos WILIGHT IN the et scored an NFL-record Rocky Mountains, m 76 touchdowns last season. and Hundley dives rd UCLA offensive assis- into a bucket of 1e tant Evan Burk cues up what looks like a Carson Palmer, Leinart, Mark Sanchez Popeyes chicken. He eats alongside his ttt highlight film. Manning t}lrows a fade to and Barkley. The pendulum may flnally father and his uncle at the tan house with ht Demaryius Thomas for a touchdown. 'A be swinging across town. brown trim where tlrc two older men grew perfect ID ball," Hrmdley gushes. Then a shov- Mora handles Hundley the same way up, in the Montbello neighborhood of Den- el pass to Julius Thomas for a touchdown: he did Michael Vick in Atlanta. During ver. The three have scdpted their pregame post "So, so nice." And a to wes welker the week they work on progressions and activities for rhe opener, Aug. 30 ar Vir- in the back of the end zone: "Wow, wow, on ways Hundley can exploit single-high ginia. Brett Sr,, knovr'n around the Rose s- wow." Finally Manning runs play action coverage. In practice Hundley must slide to Bowl as the Governor of Lor H, will arrive d. and walks in a bootleg. "Can I get these avoid contact when out of the pocket. But at his tailgating location six hours before games 3p sent to me?" Hundley asks Burk. on game day Mora tells Hundley what he kickoff. His son will drink a NakedJuice tli The Mannings tab top college quaner- shouted at Vick right before that unforget- and a gallon ofwater at the hotel. He will )u backs as camp counselors, and Hundley table fourtl-and-goal against Carolina a use ttre restroom approximately 15 times. joined )u was by more than two dozen peers, decade ago: "If all hell breaks loose, just They lr/ill all meet at the bus on the vr'ay including Oregon State's Sean Mannion, go!Justrun!" into tlte stadium. 'fiandle your business," D- Oregon's Marcus Mariota, Baylor's Bryce Hundley flashes a cool thumbs-up, a Seniorwill say. He may get the thumbs-up. se Petty and Heisman incrmbentJameis Win- gesture that used to enrage his superi- Then Brett HundleyJr. will disappear ston of Flo da State. Together they form ors and now assures them, "IU yell at into a tunnel, where he'll find untold *, a QB class that could rival the 2012 crop. him all the time, 'Dont do this, don't do adventure and adversity and opportu- ,y] "Who was the best NFL prospect at t}Ie that,' and he'd give me the thumbs-up," niry He probably wont emerge for nine ill camp?" UCt A backupJerry Neuheisel asks recalls offensive coordinator Noel Maz- months, and when he does, pothing will o: Hundley. The room falls silent for a mo- zone. "Finally I told him, 'Ifyou give me be the same. He's ready for the journey. by ment. 'You cant pick yourself!" Neuheisel that thumbs-up again, you know where His tank is full. tr

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