Arizona State is riding high after easily dispatching Colorado at home on Sep. 25, but coach Herm Edwards and the Sun Devils will encounter arguably their biggest challenge to date as they head out on the road to face No. 20 UCLA Saturday night.
The last meeting between the two teams was a rollercoaster affair that ended with a Bruins victory. ASU rallied from a 17-0 deficit to take a one-point lead late in the fourth quarter, but ultimately surrendered a game-winning touchdown drive to UCLA with a minute remaining.
The root cause of ASU’s defeat - aside from their offensive lethargy in the first two quarters - was their inability to keep Bruins quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson in check.