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Message: [QUOTE="huskymedic, post: 4358450, member: 549"] [MEDIA=twitter]1553313764379959297[/MEDIA] [URL='https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctinsider.com%2Fuconn%2Farticle%2Fuconn-football-fall-practice-jim-mora-17339548.php'][B]Alternate access link here <<[/B][/URL] -> The familiar sounds of whistles blowing and shoulder pads colliding, the sideline views of a perfectly threaded pass and blurs of jerseys whizzing by carried with them a breath of fresh air for Jim Mora in UConn football’s first fall practice on Friday. “I had not coached on a football field since November 18, 2017, when we played USC at the Coliseum, and the next morning I got fired,” Mora said about coaching UCLA five years ago. “I know exactly how long it has been since I got to come out and get ready for a game. It is freaking awesome. I feel it’s what I am built to do.” <- -> While the first day of practice may not have shed much light on what is to come, Mora’s excitement was tangible. The players noticed. “We see the passion in his eyes,” Carter said. “He loves not only the game of football, but also us players individually. That is what is so great about playing for a coach like that, you want to go to war with someone who loves us that much and has that much passion for the school.” <- [/QUOTE]