UCLA freshman Josh Rosen rebounded from a three-interception performance last week to lean on his running backs and rally to beat BYU.
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“I’m impressed with some of the losses we’ve had personnel-wise with injuries and playing in what was supposedly a hostile environment and we immediately responded”, UCLA coach Jim Mora said.
Still, both programs are loaded with talent in the backfield, as the Bruins boast freshman sensation Josh Rosen at quarterback and the Pac-12’s leading rusher previous year, Paul Perkins (1,575 yards, nine touchdown).
Football coaches may see games as individual entities but seeing carry-over for a young quarterback can’t be bad.
“There are a lot of things we can do”, Parks said, “to keep him honest”. “If we don’t score, we need get the ball on the other side’s 50 and pin them down”.
Spread: UCLA is favored by 4.5 points. The Bruins are 15-4 on the road under Mora.
The defense had its problems against the run without Jack, who suffered a season-ending injury in practice this week, allowing Arizona to rush for 353 yards. A defense, in fact, that you could say is playoff-caliber.
Quarterback Anu Solomon has completed 68.3% of his passes for 778 yards with 10 touchdowns and no interceptions. In receiving, Jordan Payton had 59 yards and one touchdown in four receptions.
SEATTLE – Dustin Gomez scored two goals, and the Eugene Generals held off a comeback in the third period on the way to a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Ravens in a Northern Pacific Hockey League game on Friday night. Arizona running back Nick Wilson rushed for 136 yards, his third consecutive game in triple digits. Even with the return of star linebacker Scooby Wright, the Wildcats defense looked overmatched for much of the night. The UCLA Bruins will have a tough match against the Arizona Wildcats. Against Arizona, UCLA had a slight edge in time of possession, 31:55 to 28:05.
“There were some unforced errors certainly”, Rodriguez said. I don’t know what it is about the Bruins, but somehow our team gets spooked when we play them, or it seems that way.
His return comes at a great time for the Wildcats as they open up Pac-12 play against a chief rival for the South Division title and as their depth at middle linebacker has hit a season low. Perkins swept outside on the next play for a score and a 14-7 lead.Perkins, the 2014 Pac-12 rushing champ, continued to do damage in the first half, often shredding tackles when he wasn’t making defenders miss.
“You just connect sometimes”, Rosen said.
It didn’t help that Solomon left the game midway through the second period with an apparent head injury.
No. 14 TEXAS A&M 28, ARKANSAS 21, OT (at Arlington, Texas) – Kyle Allen threw for 358 yards, with a 20-yard touchdown to Christian Kirk in overtime as the Aggies completed another late comeback. That leads to springing plays, and it also leads to one of the highest yards after contact in the conference.
For tonight’s AZ UCLA game live streaming or on TV, the Bruins will have cornerback Ishmael Adams back on the field after he served a three-game suspension for suspected robbery.
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Saturday may not have looked particularly compelling on paper before the games started, but college football fans were treated to plenty of surprises and suspense anyway. It previously was in town in November 2009 for Arizona’s game against Oregon….
