"As UCLA prepared to try to topple its highest-ranked opponent in nearly two decades, one coach talked about the challenges of beating an undefeated team, of stopping its vaunted rushing attack, of halting its quick starts. The coach was Curt Cignetti. His team just happened to be No. 2 Indiana, the pop-up juggernaut that the Bruins will try to take down on Saturday at Memorial Stadium."
"Of course, the Bruins hope the parallels end there given that those Hoosiers went on to lose their final two games and those Nittany Lions finished with a losing record. Cignetti made the 2025 Bruins sound like a team for the ages, pointing out that they were averaging 233 yards rushing per game over the last three games while dominating the time of possession battle and outscoring opponents 58-17 in the first half over that same span."
UCLA recovered from an 0-4 start to win three straight Big Ten games and improved to 3-4 overall and 3-1 in conference play. The Bruins averaged 233 rushing yards per game over the last three games, dominated time of possession and outscored opponents 58-17 in first halves during that span. UCLA became only the third Big Ten team to lose its first four games and win the next three, joining 1963 Indiana and 2001 Penn State. UCLA beat then-No. 7 Penn State 42-37 earlier this month and will visit unbeaten No. 2 Indiana (7-0, 4-0) on Saturday.
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