A winless start in which UCLA’s defense has surrendered 37.8 points per game has left the Bruins on the edge of something besides insanity.
“If you watch the film, we’re close,” linebacker Tyree Thompson said. “Regardless of what everybody says outside of the [practice] facility, we’re close to being great.”
“It’s just the way we play,” he said. “We hustle everywhere. We just gotta bring more juice that’s going to bring us over the top.”
While they have made major progress in run defense, giving up 183 yards per game in that category compared with the school-record 287.