LOS ANGELES – UCLA knows it’s going to be loud and hot at Kyle Field on Saturday. The fans, the humidity, the noise, it’ll all be hard, but the Bruins have faced tough road environments before, and under tougher circumstances, they’ve succeeded.
Six days after receiver Nick Pasquale died in 2013, an emotional UCLA team stunned Nebraska in Lincoln, scoring 38 unanswered points to come back from an 18-point deficit. Pasquale was killed after being struck by a car while walking in San Clemente. The team went to his memorial service the day after the game. Coach Jim Mora said it is still difficult for him to talk about Pasquale to this day.