Dorian Thompson-Robinson might have one major ally in his quest to become UCLA’s second true freshman to start a season opener at quarterback: the user-friendly offense his team is running.
“The spread offense is easier to teach than a lot of other offenses for the quarterback because it’s a lot of reactive stuff,” retired Oregon coach Mike Bellotti said in a recent interview with The Times, referring to the scheme preferred by Bruins coach Chip Kelly. “It’s, ‘This guy does this, I do this. Both of these guys come, I go here.