Well, with a game of this magnitude, you had to expect some uniform changes, and there are. How will the Bruins perform in their first contest on the “big stage” this season? In comparison UCLA’s Paul Perkins and Nate Starks make up for 76% of the Bruin rushing yards.
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Let’s check out the scores for UCLA at Arizona and last several years… The opponents, however, need to be taken into consideration. The Beavers will wrap up their Gill Coliseum schedule against USC and UCLA on February 19 and 21, respectively.
The Huskies cut the lead to 20-13 on a field goal with 7:46 left in the fourth quarter, and got the ball back when Marlon Moore forced a fumble by Curtis Samuel and Northern Illinois recovered at its own 25 with 4:05 left in the game.
In addition to his role as an analyst with Pac-12 Networks and previous stint as an assistant football coach at USC, Roth holds several production credits on projects for NFL Films and ESPN. Both teams are very solid in this department. Entering the game, its front seven was allowing fewer than 3 yards per carry. Considering the competition, both teams are similar, although Arizona’s slightly better numbers were against slightly weaker competition.
The losses of Vanderdoes and Moreau will be felt this week as Solomon and Wilson execute RichRod’s offense with precision.
Oregon:The 18th-ranked Ducks (6-3) were off last weekend, but rebounded from a three-game losing streak in their last match September 8 with a sweep of Texas State. I am still emotionally scarred by that game. He’s banged up, yes, but the senior has not been productive thus far. He’s apologized profusely to his team, his teammates, this staff, and he’s come back with a great attitude. Through 12 matches this year, UA leads the conference with 16.79 digs/set. Collins is averaging 98 yards rushing per game, ranking him sixth in the Pac-12. Edelman is averaging 8.66 assists per set (seventh in the Pac-12), while Simpson is handing out 2.05. Quarterback Brandon Harris added 66 yards and two touchdowns.
Fabian Moreau, another UCLA defensive back, is out for the season with a foot injury.
Arizona has five receivers who have caught a touchdown pass this season. Perkins, a junior, last week moved into 11th place on the school’s career rushing list with 2,577 yards. He returned one kickoff for a 100-yard touchdown too. This is the third straight season in which UCLA has made an appearance in the AP Top 10. Moreau’s skill and size will be sorely missed in this game. What about Adarius Pickett (5 ” 11, 190 lbs.)? I’m glad they are ready. But this Arizona offense is in the zone right now. The team that just killed us was our punt team, giving up the big returns.
Rosen is extremely skilled and unnaturally savvy for his age, and, as scouts like to say, he has all kinds of arm talent. He will continue at right guard against the Bruins.
UCLA’s offense has a different way of doing business with freshman Josh Rosen at quarterback instead of Brett Hundley, the team’s starter the previous three seasons. Brown was particularly impressive all game long with his gap integrity and discipline against the run, as the play below illustrates.
Aside from Fuller, the special teams performed well against BYU.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona’s last 7 games when playing UCLA. There is no way to pick the four best teams, even at the end of the season. Tagaloa will protect Solomon’s blind side. I can see the possibility of Hollins blowing by and under Tagaloa’s attempts to block him.
There also was the issue of tackling. Thus the Wildcats can capitalize on Rosen’s immobility if their defense can put pressure on him.
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The UCLA Bruins received a strong challenge from visiting Brigham Young in week three with a late touchdown making the difference in a 24-23 victory. Arizona will air it out.
