A few minutes after Hines Ward and Jim L. Mora were spotted having a one-on-one conversation with one another at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza hotel, several UCLA recruits noticed who their potential college coach was speaking to and decided to join in on the dialogue.

Mora was on hand for a UCLA recruiting event, with Ward spending time at the hotel while in LA for his NFL Network guest analyst duties.

Many of the high school football stars were in a certain level of awe when witnessing one of the NFL’s all-time greats. Many of the players expressed outward excitement when considering the prospect of meeting a two-time Super Bowl champion and four-time Pro Bowler like Ward.

Take a look at the above iFollowSports.com original video of the player, coach and prospects exchanging pleasantries on a Saturday night in Los Angeles.