Part 3: #9 UCLA vs #16 Arizona

UCLA Bruins football traveled to Tucson, Arizona last Saturday to take on the 16th-ranked Arizona Wildcats. Before the game, there were heat warning signs in front of the Bruins locker room. UCLA quickly covered up these signs since the Bruins are used to playing on hot football fields. UCLA was coming off of a close win against then-19th-ranked BYU 24-23. Arizona started on offense after the kickoff. The Wildcats capitalized on this drive as sophomore quarterback Anu Solomon threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Nate Phillips. UCLA senior wide receiver Devin Fuller returned Arizona's kickoff into Wildcat territory. UCLA freshman quarterback Josh Rosen threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to junior tight end Thomas Duarte to tie the game 7-7. Junior running back Paul Perkins of UCLA had a total of three rushing touchdowns off of Arizona turnovers (two fumbles and one interception). By halftime, UCLA's offense rolled up 6 touchdowns on Arizona, leading 42-14 at halftime. In the third quarter, after Arizona clocked up 9 more points, Josh Rosen ran the ball into the end zone to make the score 49-23. By the end of the game, UCLA won 56-30, which strengthened the Bruins' case for the College Football Playoff. Josh Rosen completed 19 of 28 pass attempts for 284 yards and two touchdowns. He also added an extra rushing touchdown. UCLA moved up to 7th in the Top 25 the following morning. The Bruins are the highest ranked team in the Pac-12 and is the most likely Pac-12 representative for the playoff. Next Saturday, the 7th-ranked Bruins will host the Arizona State Sun Devils, who have 2 wins and 2 losses. The Bruins are favored by 13 points. After the Arizona State game, UCLA will go on a bye week. A bye week is when a team takes a break from playing any opponents for the week. After UCLA's bye week, the Bruins will travel to Palo Alto in Northern California to take on the Stanford Cardinal. I will attend the Arizona State-UCLA game since it is at the Rose Bowl. Go Bruins!

UCLA vs UNLV

Football season started two weeks ago and there is a bunch of controversy about the second annual College Football Playoff. The UCLA Bruins started true freshman quarterback Josh Rosen in their first two games. The first game of the season for the 13th-ranked Bruins was against the Virginia Cavaliers. The starting UCLA defense was strong throughout the game and currently has yet to allow a touchdown. UCLA won the game 34-16 as Josh Rosen had completed 28 of 35 pass attempts for a stellar 351 yards. The following week, UCLA football traveled to Las Vegas to take on the UNLV Rebels. Even with the loss of Eddie Vanderdoes, one of the defense's biggest players, the defense merely allowed a FIELD GOAL. Josh Rosen completed 22 of 42 passes for 223 yards. It wasn't as good as his debut, but running back Paul Perkins helped the offense as well. Last year, Paul 

Perkins was the leading rusher in the Pac-12 Conference, with 1,575 yards rushing. He continued his strong resume with 151 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns. UCLA sophomore defender Kenny Young scored his first career touchdown by intercepting a pass from UNLV quarterback Kurt Palandech and returning it for a 23-yard touchdown. UCLA won the game 37-3 to continue a good season. Tenth-ranked UCLA will play at the Rose Bowl next Saturday against the 19th-ranker BYU Cougers, whom had back-to-back surprising last-minute victories against their first two opponents. I will be atteding this game and cheer on the Bruins as they continue their, hopefully, playoff-bound football season.