UCLA head coach Jim Mora expects quarterback Brett Hundley to return to school next season.
Asked if he thought Tuesday's Sun Bowl against Virginia Tech might be Hundley's last game before declaring for the 2014 NFL Draft, Mora told reporters, "I don't think it will be. I'm very hopeful it won't be."
Hundley, a redshirt sophomore, has thrown for 2,845 yards and 22 touchdowns against nine interceptions and rushed for 587 yards and nine touchdowns this season.
Hundley is one of the most physically gifted quarterbacks in college football, but has struggled with his downfield accuracy and footwork operating in a congested pocket.
Hokies defensive coordinator Bud Foster even compared Hundley to Donovan McNabb, calling the second-year starter a "bigger" version of the former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback.
"He does a great job of creating when things aren't there. He is in that mode," Foster said.
What Foster failed to take into account, as the Daily News noted, is that Hundley (6-foot-3, 222 pounds) has an inch on McNabb, who was listed at 6-2 and 223 coming out of Syracuse.
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