UCLA, Indiana and college football
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Joel Klatt broke down the Big Noon Kickoff game between the UCLA Bruins and Indiana Hoosiers. He explained how UCLA has figured out their offense under play caller Jerry Neuheisel and interim head coach Tim Skipper Joel analyzed how the Indiana Hoosiers are the best team in the country and questioned how the UCLA defense will respond to Indiana's offense.
Now comes UCLA's most daunting challenge. Indiana (7-0, 4-0) is trying to protect the highest ranking in school history for the second straight week as it tries to extend a school record 13-game home winning in front of another sold out crowd on national television as they seek a second straight playoff bid.
Indiana coach Curt Cignetti is impressed by what UCLA has accomplished over the last three games after letting go of head coach DeShaun Foster.
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Indiana refuses to overlook UCLA after stunning turnaround: ‘We’re playing a 3-0 football team’
If you looked at the Big Ten standings, you’d see that UCLA, Indiana’s Week 9 opponent, is 3-4 with a 3-1 conference record. But if you asked Curt Cignetti or the Hoosiers, they’d tell a different story.
Going into Saturday's matchup in Bloomington, Skipper knows the Bruins are in for a major challenge against the well-rounded Hoosiers.
UCLA Bruins football coach Tim Skipper could shed the interim label with two more wins the rest of the season against the Indiana Hoosiers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Washington Huskies,
Indiana football’s 3:30 p.m. contest against Maryland on Nov. 1 is CBS’ B1G TIME GAME, according to the network’s release Monday. The No. 2 Hoosiers are coming off a 38-18 victory over Michigan State on Saturday. The win meant the Old Brass Spittoon remained in Bloomington after Indiana regained it last season.
UCLA (3-4) at No. 3 Indiana (7-0), Oct. 25 at 12 p.m. EDT. Indiana is 5th in defensive third down percentage, allowing opponents to convert 25.3% of the time. UCLA ranks 70th on offense, converting on 40% of third downs.