Eli Ankou has three more guaranteed games in a UCLA jersey. The senior defensive lineman wants to make it four.
To get there, he and the Bruins need to win this one.
Before next week’s rivalry game and what could be a bowl game-saving, regular-season finale, UCLA (3-6, 1-5 Pac-12) needs to win Saturday at the Rose Bowl at 6 p.m. against Oregon State. Ultimately, the Bruins need three wins in their final three regular-season games to earn bowl eligibility, but they first need to break a four-game losing streak.
“It does get difficult,” Ankou said of continually having to bounce back after losses, “but what I do like from this team is the resiliency from everyone on this team.