Calling it a bye week might be a bit misleading given everything that needs to be done.
UCLA ran practice drills Tuesday that focused on holding onto the ball and different types of tackling … and that was just before stretching.
Bruins Coach Jim Mora said the bye week “couldn’t have come at a better time” for his team, considering all the areas it needs to improve on before playing Arizona on Oct. 14 in Tucson.
One area of emphasis Tuesday was pursuit drills in which defensive backs tried to blanket receivers after the play the offense called had broken down.