No. 10 UCLA Bruins (2-0) vs. No. 19 BYU Cougars (2-0)
Kickoff: Saturday, Sept. 19, 7:30 p.m., Rose Bowl
TV: Fox Sports 1 (Joe Davis, Brady Quinn, Kris Budden)
Radio: AM 570 (Bill Roth, Matt Stevens, Wayne Cook)

Scouting report: BYU quarterback Taysom Hill (fractured foot) and running back Jamaal Williams (withdrew from school) accounted for 12 of the team’s 28 rushing touchdowns in 2014, and 978 of its 2,363 yards. Both are out this season. … Those absences have forced what was a ground-based, veer-option scheme to shift into the air. The Cougars passed on 46 percent of plays last season, but have done so on nearly 54 percent of plays through two games. … BYU had a top-25 scoring defense from 2011-13, ranking in the top three in 2012, but has since fallen just outside the top 70. … It was one of college football’s 10 most penalized teams in each of the last two years, averaging at least 7.8 flags per game. That number is down to 4.5 this fall.

Series history: UCLA is 7-3 all-time against BYU, but the Cougars won the last two decisions: 17-16 in the Las Vegas Bowl in 2007, and 59-0 in Provo in 2008. The Bruins last won on Sept. 8, 2007, pulling away 27-17 at the Rose Bowl.

Key players:

QB Tanner Mangum, Fr., 6-3, 210 — 24/39, 420 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
— The 22-year-old freshman has exceeded expectations replacing Taysom Hill, throwing a Hail Mary against Nebraska and following up with a last-minute touchdown against Boise State. Continue reading “First look: No. 10 UCLA vs. No. 19 BYU” »