IRVINE, Calif. — Before the New Orleans Saints decamped for Southern California, Tyler Shough missed an opportunity to make a big play during a scrimmage at the team’s Metairie facility.

The rookie quarterback rolled to his left and saw receiver Rashid Shaheed flash open to his right in the end zone. Shough squared his shoulders to throw and tried to squeeze the ball through a window that was never really there. Linebacker Nephi Sewell read what was happening and drifted back toward the middle of the field, easily intercepting the throw and killing a red-zone opportunity.

Now flash forward to a more recent practice on UC-Irvine’s campus : There was Shough, rolling to his left and seeing a receiver flash open in the end zone. This time, Shough threw the ball high toward the back

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