The superlatives flowed freely around Westwood after an offseason that was anything from great to tremendous to fantastic. Then UCLA’s first game against someone not wearing a blue-and-gold Adidas jersey didn’t go as expected.
For the first time in Coach Jim Mora’s UCLA tenure, the Bruins are 0-1. The first snag of the season came a lot sooner than they were hoping, but that means there’s still plenty of time to recover.
“Knowing that we can be beat, we’re not invincible, is something that I think is going to be beneficial to us going into the rest of the season,” tight end Austin Roberts said.