Murray drew praise for becoming UCLA’s first true freshman to start a season opener at center since at least 1982, the first year for which records are available, but the Bruins’ line struggled to protect quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson or sustain much of a run game early in the season.
UCLA has allowed only five sacks over that span while Joshua Kelley became the first Bruins tailback to rush for at least 100 yards in three consecutive games since Jordon James in 2013. Kelley will try to become the first UCLA player to reach that threshold in four consecutive games since Tyler Ebell did it in six straight games in 2002 when the Bruins (1-5 overall, 1-2 in Pac-12 Conference play) face Arizona (3-4, 2-2) on Saturday night at the Rose Bowl.