UCLA holds Washington four yards in the first half and leads 17-10
UCLA’s Nicholas Barr-Mira missed a 54 yard field goal attempt in the final game of the first half, and the teams went to their locker rooms at 17:10.
Bruins quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson completed 10 of 13 passes for 117 yards and a touchdown. He also rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown in six carries.
Zach Charbonnet ran for 60 yards in eight carries and Brittain Brown added 26 yards in three carries while the Bruins gained 133 yards on the ground.
Washington quarterback Morris completed 15 of 22 passes for 144 yards and one touchdown. The huskies were kept at four yards of chasing.
Washington responded with a touchdown in the last minute of the first half
UCLA dominated most of the first half, but Washington moved within striking distance, scoring a 26-yard touchdown pass from Dylan Morris to Rome Odunze in the last minute.
Giles Jackson returned the kickoff after the UCLA 31 yard second touchdown, giving the Huskies a decent field position. Morris was efficient at moving Washington across the field, then hit Odunze with the TD strike in the far corner of the end zone.
Dorian Thompson-Robinson does it all on a TD drive that makes the UCLA 17-3. advances
Big plays from Dorian Thompson-Robinson marked the drive, and a one-yard fall of the Bruins quarterback on the fourth down topped it off.
UCLA extended their lead to 17-3, remaining 3:23 in the first half, and took just 2:19 to go 56 yards in six games.
After Logan Loya returned a 16-yard punt to set up the Bruins on their own 44-yard line, Thompson-Robinson climbed 22 yards and then linked up with Chase Cota for 27 yards to put UCLA in the 10.
The Washington defense tightened, but Thompson-Robinson managed to score a goal with a quarterback sneaker in fourth place.
UCLA extends the lead to 10-3 after chewing meters on the floor
Nicholas Barr-Mira scored a 39-yard field goal seven minutes before the end of the game in the first half, extending UCLA’s lead to 10-3.
After moving the ball mostly through the air on their touchdown drive, the Bruins chewed meters on the floor to get Barr-Mira in position for the kick.
Brittain Brown walked 22 yards to push the ball over midfield, and Zach Charbonnet shot 12 yards for a first down at the Washington 24-yard line.
UCLA takes 7-3 lead with rapid impact drive
UCLA used a mix of Zach Charbonnet runs and crisp passes from Dorian Thompson-Robinson to walk 67 yards in seven games and take a 29-second lead in the first quarter, 7-3.
Thompson-Robinson hit Kam Brown from 17 yards for a touchdown set up by a 23-yard run by Carbonnet.
Tompson-Robinson also hit Chase Cota for 19 yards and Logan Loya for 18 yards to fuel the drive.
UCLA holds Washington on a field goal after huskies drove 74 yards
Washington first hit 3:23 after a 25-yard field goal from Peyton Henry to take a 3-0 lead in the first quarter.
The huskies drove 74 meters and ate more than five minutes. They had a first down within the 10, but UCLA had two running plays and Dylan Morris threw an incomplete pass on the third down.
Quentin Lake intercepts an early pass, but UCLA’s offense stands still
Washington kicked off and made a modest march to its 41-yard line before Dylan Morris’s pass was intercepted by UCLA’s Quentin Lake at UCLA 30.
The Bruins were unable to move the ball, however, and only scored a first down on a nine-yard run by Zach Charbonnet before remaining at 8:54 in the first quarter.
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Here comes another chance for Chip Kelly to build some momentum. Previous attempts have not been good.
UCLA fell flat after that majestic triumph over the state of Louisiana against the state of Fresno and went flat after a road win over Stanford against the state of Arizona. After holding Arizona last weekend, the Bruins (4-2 total, 2-1 Pac-12) can claim a second straight win when they beat Washington (2-3, 1-1) at Husky line up a 5:30 p.m. kickoff, broadcast by Fox. The Las Vegas odds makers have noticed the maddening inconsistency of UCLA, which puts the Bruins 1½ point underdogs against a team that lost to Montana at home. The Times writer Ben Bolch looks at the game’s matchups and storylines:
Run for it
UCLA’s biggest advantage could be in the run game, something the Bruins are doing extraordinarily well and Washington is statistically struggling to stop it.
But about these statistics …
UCLA offensive lineman Paul Grattan, 65, picks up running back Zach Charbonnet (24) after Charbonnet scored a goal against Fresno State at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on September 18.
(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
“Statistics can beat you,” said Kelly. “Put the tape on, that’s a really, really, really good defense. They’re tough, they’re physical, they’re after you, I think they’re really well trained, so we have our hands full with their defense in every facet. “
Maybe, but the numbers don’t favor the Bruins. UCLA rushes an average of 217 yards per game – the number 21 in the nation – and Washington is giving up 173 yards on the ground, which is the number 99 in the nation.
If these trends continue, the Huskies could be heading for a second home defeat by mid-season.
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UCLA traffic jam Brittain Brown learned at a young age to leave defenders behind
UCLA running back Brittain Brown (28) carries the ball against Hawaii on August 28 in Pasadena.
(Ashley Landis / Associated Press)
The old Walter Payton video shows the Chicago Bears running back and scoring as many hits as he gets, shouldering, arm stretching and constantly punishing defenders as his legs go crazy one failed tackle at a time.
At one point, Payton works his way up a steep hill wearing his famous white headband to reveal off-season workouts that took more than a day to recover.
That was all Brittain Brown needed.
The boy watched the VHS footage he took with his older brother on Saturday morning for training in the hills around their home in suburban Atlanta.
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UCLA coach Chip Kelly needs victories at a difficult time to keep his job
UCLA coach Chip Kelly gestures from the sidelines during a game against Arizona on October 9th in Tucson, Arizona.
(Chris Coduto / Associated Press)
The protagonist was introduced, a once admired trainer seeking redemption after a mid-life slump that raised questions about his brilliance.
The drama has intensified, 3 1/2 unsatisfactory seasons left these questions largely unanswered, with more losses than wins plus a trajectory that suggests a breakthrough remains possible.
Now comes the climax for Chip Kelly.
Can the UCLA coach create his Disney ending? Can he achieve the success needed to fuel a limp fan base and secure a contract renewal?
The next three weeks should uncover the answers after the Bruins battled their way to a 34:16 win over Arizona at Arizona Stadium on Saturday night, which only revealed the team’s ability to avoid an embarrassing trip.
UCLA (4-2 overall, 2-1 Pac-12 Conference) will be going into the toughest pocket of their schedule in Seattle next weekend, a street game against Washington, followed by a home game against No. 9 Oregon and a street game against Utah.
If you won all three games, the season would be a resounding success save for late-breaking missteps against teams from Colorado, USC, and California that could head for historically bad seasons.
Win two out of three games and it would likely silence Kelly’s critics – at least for now – and get him on the move to renew a contract that expires after the 2022 season.
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