UCLA is on a three-game losing streak, hoping its star quarterback will soon return to health and still trying to fix a ground attack that ranks last among 128 Football Bowl Subdivision teams in rushing yards per game.
It is safe to say the Bruins (3-5, 1-4 in Pac-12 play) welcomed a bye week after falling to then-No. 19 Utah on Oct. 22. It is also probably safe to say UCLA quarterback Mike Fafaul was among the happiest players to start a 13-day break.
Fafaul, who has twice started in place of the injured Josh Rosen, threw a program-record 70 passes in the loss to the Utes.