So much for those preseason predictions. Arizona State was picked to finished second in the Pac-12 South Division. UCLA was picked third. But as the Sun Devils come to the Rose Bowl on Saturday, it's the seventh-ranked Bruins who look like the strongest contender. Times staff writer Chris Foster examines the game's matchups and story lines:
They have issues
Both coaches, UCLA's Jim Mora and Arizona State's Todd Graham, had problems to work on this week.
For Mora, it was the Bruins' inability to stop the run. UCLA missed 21 tackles and allowed 353 yards rushing in a 56-30 victory over Arizona.