From today's L.A. Times:
Loyalty rewarded
Mike Fafaul is easily the most unshakable of UCLA’s backup quarterbacks, having stuck around for five years despite throwing only six passes before relieving Josh Rosen in the fourth quarter Saturday.
The fifth-year senior completed his only pass against UNLV for 13 yards.
Fafaul has already graduated, which gave him the option to transfer and play a larger role for another school immediately. He wasn’t interested, thank you very much.
“I just wanted to finish what I started,” Fafaul said before the season. “I’ve never liked quitting. I’ve always followed through with what I ended up doing. I had a lot of options at the end of the year, but I wanted to stick it out here.” (Emphasis mine)
You just don't see this enough for UCLA teams. Rather, our players seem to leave a year (or two) before they're ready, or transfer. Good for Faufal.
Loyalty rewarded
Mike Fafaul is easily the most unshakable of UCLA’s backup quarterbacks, having stuck around for five years despite throwing only six passes before relieving Josh Rosen in the fourth quarter Saturday.
The fifth-year senior completed his only pass against UNLV for 13 yards.
Fafaul has already graduated, which gave him the option to transfer and play a larger role for another school immediately. He wasn’t interested, thank you very much.
“I just wanted to finish what I started,” Fafaul said before the season. “I’ve never liked quitting. I’ve always followed through with what I ended up doing. I had a lot of options at the end of the year, but I wanted to stick it out here.” (Emphasis mine)
You just don't see this enough for UCLA teams. Rather, our players seem to leave a year (or two) before they're ready, or transfer. Good for Faufal.
