VINCENT BONSIGNORE on NATIONAL SIGNING DAY: UCLA shows potential to compete, while USC refuses to be slowed by sanctions

For a guy who just completed the coaching equivalent of a five-week sprint, Jim Mora looked pretty darn good as he took the podium at UCLA on Wednesday to talk about his first recruiting class with the Bruins. Maybe it was how it only took Mora and his staff of young, aggressive coaches just over a month to construct a nationally ranked class headlined by Monrovia five-star defensive tackle Ellis McCarthy.