Thousands of Virginia fans were yelling and screaming as junior Matt Mengel trotted out onto the field for his first Division I punt. On UCLA’s sideline, after the Bruins’ went three-and-out on their second possession of the season opener against Virginia, the coaches called for Mengel. Read more...
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Offense: QB Anu Solomon (No. 12, RS Freshman) UCLA has faced a deluge of dangerous quarterbacks the past three weeks. Oregon’s Marcus Mariota, Cal’s Jared Goff and Colorado’s Sefo Liufau all rank among the conference’s elite. Read more...
Photo: Arizona redshirt freshman quarterback Anu Solomon (right) is 12th in the country with 2,430 passing yards this season and tied for 13th in the country with 20 touchdown passes. (Cortesy of Rebecca Marie Sasnett/The Daily Wildcat)
Jim Mora wasn’t about to be fooled by the leading question as he stood in front of a group of reporters. “You’re trying to get me to say ‘must win,’” said the UCLA coach with a laugh. Read more...
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It’s easy to see what the preseason poll voters were thinking when they ranked UCLA No. 7 to start the season. Even now, after two losses and just one win by a comfortable margin, the Bruins only look like an elite team on paper. Read more...
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A year ago, Arizona had the nation’s third-leading rusher and a senior quarterback who ran for nearly 1,000 yards himself, leading the Wildcats to the fourth-highest yardage total in the Pac-12. Read more...
From the very first game of the season, UCLA’s offense has had a problem that keeps cropping up: sacks. Throughout most of the season, the offensive line has been a study in inconsistency, both in terms of performance and personnel. Read more...
Photo: Offensive line coach Adrian Klemm (center) said that he favors consistency and would rather not switch out players from his offensive line for a returning sophomore left guard Alex Redmond and junior offensive tackle Simon Goines. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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