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UCLA's four-way starting QB battle short on clarity and brimming with confidence

Most of UCLA football practice is hermetically sealed from the media, leaving reporters to search for the tiniest clues about what's happening behind locked gates. On Saturday afternoon, that meant watching for the order of interviews involving the top four candidates to become the team's next starting quarterback. Would the precocious Dante Moore, bidding to become the Bruins' first true ...
Quarterback Dante Moore warms up during a preseason practice session at Spaulding Field in UCLA on Aug. 2, 2023.

Most of UCLA football practice is hermetically sealed from the media, leaving reporters to search for the tiniest clues about what's happening behind locked gates.

On Saturday afternoon, that meant watching for the order of interviews involving the top four candidates to become the team's next starting quarterback.

Would the precocious Dante Moore, bidding to become the Bruins' first true freshman to start a season at the position since Josh Rosen in 2015, lead off? Or would it be Ethan Garbers, the team's primary backup the last

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