Much has been made over the last month about the slow spiral downward for UCLA Football. Head Coach Jim Mora is officially hearing hot-seat talk after starting 3-5 following a disappointing 8-5 record in 2015. Reasons for the Bruins demise have been coming fast and furious since QB Josh Rosen was injured against ASU and UCLA consequently lost three games in a row.
The popular view of UCLA’s decline is summed up quite nicely is this quick ESPN Clip titled: “What Happened to UCLA”.
The rap in a nutshell is: UCLA went away from Noel Mazzone’s simple offense in favor of a pro-style scheme (engineered by new OC Kennedy Polomalu), but they lacked the personnel to successfully use the system and have struggled to run the ball.