Was this a fluke or a fundamental change?
A week after his monumental disorder of pennsylvaniaUCLA could have some answers about the trajectory of its season.
A road game against an opponent who is very persistent in their own right should tell the Bruins whether they are on the road to redemption or just picking up speed on a road to nowhere.
Michigan State (3-2 overall, 0-2 Big Ten) needs a win as bad as it does UCLA (1-4, 1-1) considering it looks up in the conference standings to a team that lost its first four games of the season.
Spartans coach Jonathan Smith, a Pasadena native and Glendora graduate whose name has been among those linked to the UCLA vacancy, may need to win this game just to secure his future with his current team after compiling an 8-9 record nearly halfway through his sophomore season.
At the same time, reserves UCLA interim coach Tim Skipper And offensive coordinator Jerry Neuheisel — let's please give up the official but offensive title of playcaller — could reach new heights with a second straight win.
The skipper credited Neuheisel's success in his playing debut to him giving the players answers ahead of the Test, which was all the more impressive considering Neuheisel only had a couple of days to implement his new scheme after replacing the outgoing one. offensive coordinator Tino Sunseri.
What might UCLA's offense look like after a full week of prep work? Here are five things to watch when the Bruins take on the Spartans at Spartan Stadium at 9 a.m. PT in a game televised by the Big Ten Network:
