Morning Wrap: UCLA Shuts Down Arizona

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This season hasn't lived up to expectations for the UCLA Bruins so far. But Saturday night may have provided some redemption.

The Bruins rode a strong defensive performance to a 17-7 win over the 12th ranked Arizona Wildcats late Saturday evening.

The defense held Arizona's high powered offense to only 255 yards and an early touchdown.

Meanwhile UCLA QB Brett Hundley, ran for 131 yards and threw for 189 for the 22nd ranked Bruins who moved to 7-2, 4-2 in the Pac 12.

The win also threw the Pac 12 wide open, with everyone but Oregon having 2 losses in the conference.

Again ESPN gives us the highlights:

Whoa! UCLA Kicks It Up a Notch Runs Away From Az. State

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It was supposed to be a battle of two top 15 ranked teams. And by all expectations, the game was supposed to be a close one.

And for about a quarter or so, the Arizona State vs. UCLA game was close.

Then the Bruins scored 28 points in 7 minutes on the strength of a 95-yard interception return and 100-yard kickoff return by Ishmael Adams and annihilated the Sun Devils 62-27.

Yes, 62-27.

The two teams combined for 1200 yards of offense and believe it or not Arizona State ran 105 plays, quite a few more than the Bruins.

But Adams speed and Brett Hundley's 4-touchdowns and 355 passing yards were more than enough to prove State may have, well, been overmatched.

Your highlights from FOX Sports:

Two More Bowls With 40-Plussers In Memphis and El Paso

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Logan be Logan and questions, the HQ is sure, will arise about Bud Foster now after what happened in El Paso as UCLA took Virginia Tech from one end of the field to the other in the Sun Bowl.

Brett Hundley ran for 86 yards on one score- good enough to be the longest in Bruin history...and his 387 yards of total offense is the best in school history as well...

Here's Ralph with your wrap
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In Memphis, it was confirmed that Miss State head coach Dan Mullen still has plenty to learn about coaching decorum and the code in the Liberty Bowl- winning 44-7. With the game in hand, Mullen decided to run a trick play to try and get more points on the board.

Thankfully, for karma's sake, it didn't work up 34 at the time...

Here's the game for you to judge


Dak Prescott, pretty much, had his way with the Rice defense- who learned that Conference USA football and Ess-E-Cee football are completely and totally different despite a tremendous year...

Here's Prescott completing a 65-yarder late in the second quarter as Rice's defense over-pursues Jameon Lewis

New UCLA Quarterback Takes His First Snap Of The Season To The House

Redshirt freshman Brett Hundley made his debut as UCLA’s quarterback and on his first snap from scrimmage against Rice Saturday Hundley became a Bruin fan favorite.

Hundley ran 72 yards for a touchdown.


Hundley had a heck of a UCLA debut was 21 of 28 for 202 yards and two touchdowns. By the way the Bruins crushed the Owls 49-24.