Defense was the issue for UCLA against Stanford. It has been for three consecutive weeks.
Finding answers Sunday was difficult. None of the defensive players requested for interviews were made available to the media. A team spokesman said they were in a training session that would last until 4 p.m. Practice ended at noon.
So discussion of how the Bruins could improve after allowing 124 points and 857 yards rushing in losing two of the last three games was left to receiver Jordan Payton and running back Paul Perkins, who were unqualified to speak to the defensive problems.