Los Angeles • The mystique is real. Just ask the 25-year-old quarterback-turned-safety-turned-linebacker, who when he was a younger was fascinated with the team in the flashy green uniforms and shiny winged helmets that ran plays at a break-neck pace and launched slashing runs and explosive passing plays from all over the field. Chase Hansen wondered then: How do you stop a team that literally wears opponents out?
After spending the last five years in the NFL, the offensive guru who rose to stardom with the Oregon Ducks as an offensive coordinator and later as head coach, is back in the Pac-12.