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The third and final week of nonconference play is coming up, and the Bruins could be facing their toughest challenge yet. The Bruins, who have never played the Jaguars, enter the game as point favorites over their Sun Belt counterparts. All Bruins is making its picks for who will win, what the score will be and how the game will play out, courtesy of Managing Editor Sam Connon and contributing writer Benjamin Royer.
After all, the Jaguars are averaging over yards of offense per game, and some projections have them in line for an eight-win season. The Bruins have had a porous defense ever since Chip Kelly arrived in , and that could be exposed once again now that the level of competition has increased. And while the Bruins’ offense likely won’t crack that mark either, they do have the playmakers and experience to win in a shootout if it comes to that.
Dorian Thompson-Robinson has looked great so far this year, even if some communication issues and an adjusting offensive line have left him on the ground more often than he was in Heading into their third game together, however, there is reason to expect that the offensive line has already taken a few steps forward since the opener. South Alabama’s pass rush does not have the production and talent to disrupt UCLA’s size up front, given that they only have 3.
Even though they have been slightly more successful at bringing down ball-carriers behind the line, Zach Charbonnet has made a career out of avoiding negative plays against far more imposing defenses.
But just remember — it wasn’t all too long ago that UCLA was a disaster in nonconference play. Kelly went in his first six nonconference games with the Bruins. If he nabs the win Saturday, he would improve to in his last six nonconference games. That would be quite the turnaround over the past two years, and a welcome one for UCLA heading into an interesting Pac slate.
However, the veteran offensive core of UCLA should keep the game in a comfortable, two-possession distance from South Alabama, no matter how much trouble the defense may or may not have adjusting to a new offense at the Rose Bowl. The Jaguars have entered the Week 3 battle against the Bruins with arguably two better or similar victories over Nicholls State and Central Michigan. The latter of the wins proves the strength of South Alabama, as the Chippewas — who almost defeated Oklahoma State in week 1 — should be competing for a MAC title in Quarterback Connor Bradley has had a strong start, throwing six touchdowns compared to just one interception.
The real tests begin in Week 5, and for now, UCLA needs to cruise through the next two matchups, or else serious questions will need to be asked about the direction of the program once again. Sign In. Men’s Basketball. Women’s Basketball. Olympic Sports. Home All Bruins Football. It won’t be easy, but the Bruins should be able to pull this one out. Scroll to Continue. Read More. UCLA vs. See More.
South Alabama vs. UCLA – Game Summary – September 17, – ESPN.Five Things: UCLA vs. South Alabama – Daily Bruin
UCLA vs. South Alabama live stream Scout Staff 1 min read. Projecting the Top Week 6 surge Chip Patterson 7 min read. Week 6 winners, losers, overreactions Shehan Jeyarajah 5 min read. Deion, Robinson Jr. Venables’ honeymoon is over Shehan Jeyarajah 4 min read. Yet another inexplicable move by the Lakers Sam Quinn 5 min read. Four crazy stats from the Guardians’ stunning win R. The Bruins escaped with a win over the Jaguars, but there is far more to break down than just the end result in the win-loss column.
The Jaguars were just seconds away from becoming the latest Sun Belt team to pull off a big road upset, but the Bruins came through with a game-winning field goal to silence their attempt.
These are three of the biggest takeaways, narratives and questions to come out of Saturday’s game. Technically speaking, they are right. But when you’re trying to extrapolate results to the rest of the season, it’s hard to come out of Saturday’s game feeling great about the Bruins’ overall direction in UCLA looked off at times in its first two games of the year, but was playing opponents so wildly inferior that it didn’t come back to bite them.
The shortcomings were even more prevalent and consistent against South Alabama, a team that was far more up to the task of upsetting the Bruins than Bowling Green or Alabama State.
UCLA dropped from No. After beating Alabama State the week before, they dropped from No. The Bruins’ wins are not convincing enough, nor are they coming against good enough opposition, to pass the eye test or the analytics test. There is time to adjust, and there is room for improvement. UCLA isn’t in a wildly different position than they were at the beginning of the year, when many believed it was nine wins or bust.
But to end up achieving or exceeding that mark, the Bruins will have to really flip a switch in the coming weeks. Offensive line play, pass rush and the overall performance in the secondary need to improve drastically if UCLA is going to finish better than it finished Ever since his near-perfect redshirt freshman season, Barr-Mira has looked spotty as the Bruins’ kicker.
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