UCLA 40, Oregon State 14
Record: 4-1, 3-0 Pac-10; Week 5 grade: B

Quarterbacks
Ben Olson was under pressure in parts of the game and threw a brutal INT in the third quarter when UCLA was in FG range and down two points. However, he also made some nice throws to prolong drives, and possibly had the prettiest pass of his career on Brandon Breazell’s 30-yard TD in the fourth quarter. He finished 14 of 25 for 220 yards.
Grade: C

Running backs
Kahlil Bell’s lost fumbles on UCLA’s first two plays were brutal, but he and Chris Markey both fought through injuries to carry 43 times for 138 yards against a physical defense. Bell finished the game with a shoulder injury, and Markey played after taking a halftime injection for turf toe. They also had four catches.
Grade: C

Receivers
Breazell made the two huge catches, including the 69-yard catch and run off a screen to give UCLA its first lead. However, the receivers need to do a better job of getting open. Part of the problem with the QB play is there is rarely a receiver wide open down field, and only Breazell is showing breakaway speed.
Grade: C

Offensive line
They were workmanlike, but too many penalties to stall drives. This is best exemplified when UCLA faced a third-and-1 late in the third quarter and trailing by two. That’s when LG Micah Reed was called for consecutive false starts, and the third-and-11 led to Olson’s interception. After not recording a first down until midway through the second quarter, UCLA still won time of possession.
Grade: C

Defensive line
The idea was to stop the run, and after rushing for 65 yards in the first quarter, the Beavers had 37 the rest of the game. DE Bruce Davis battled double teams all day, so he didn’t have the statistics to show for his work. The line occupied blocks to allow others to make tackles at the line of scrimmage.
Grade: B

Linebackers
UCLA was burned in the past by running backs and tight ends in the passing game, but not this time. OSU tailback Yvenson Bernard had six catches, but totaled only 14 yards. Not much was going on with OSU’s passing game, and this unit was a big reason the Beavers had 101 yards of offense after the first quarter.
Grade: B

Secondary
CB Trey Brown had two interceptions and four of UCLA’s top five tackles were from the secondary. OSU quarterback Sean Canfield was 22 of 35 for 146 yards, averaging a staggeringly-low 6.6 yards per completion. OSU’s coaches didn’t want to test UCLA’s secondary, so most of his throws were underneath.
Grade: A

Special teams
Oregon State fumbled three kickoffs in the fourth quarter, two of which UCLA recovered and turned into touchdowns, the Bruins blocked a punt and placekicker Kai Forbath made field goals of 37 and 28 yards. Aaron Perez had four punts downed inside the 20. The only quasi-downer was the what-is-he-thinking diving catch of a punt by Terrence Austin.
Grade: A

Coaching
The offensive game plan of slowing down the rush by using screens was effective, but running a swing to Kahlil Bell on a third-and-4 from the OSU 5-yard line when 6-foot-3 Dominique Johnson is primed for a jump ball is curious. Defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker made a nice adjustment of going with more man-to-man coverage and LB blitzes in the second quarter.
Grade: B