On the running game
UCLA's offensive line had trouble opening holes for the running backs, and offensive coordinator Norm Chow said the pass protection was not what it needs to be.
But in terms of the running game, the offense tried 14 runs against the first- and second-team defense, and seven either didn't gain a yard or lost yardage. And the longest run was seven yards.
Part of it is because UCLA's first-team defensive line is very good, but the second-team offense didn't run the ball against the second-team defense, either.
About Inside UCLA
This is Brian Dohn's sixth season covering UCLA after spending 4 1/2 years covering the Dodgers for the Daily News and other Los Angeles Newspaper Group papers. He graduated from Rutgers, where the first college football game was played in 1869. Sure, the Scarlet Knights suffered for a long time, but now RU is doing what Jerseyans always thought was possible. Winning at Rutgers also proves winning is possible everywhere else in the nation, so underachieving coaches better be careful. Now, if only men's hoops can turn it around.
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