"Just finding a way to get these guys to show up in the first half,"
"You know, I think if we could put together two halves like we did in that second half, play like that early on, and a lot of these numbers might be a little different. "But we played a really good team in that first game [against Utah]. ... The second game, didn't start the game necessarily the way that we wanted to, and I was just glad that they were able to come out after half and start executing the way that they needed to, because a lot of it is just execution. I think that we're stopping ourselves more than the opponent is stopping us."
UCLA ranks near the bottom of the 134-team Football Bowl Subdivision in several major categories, contributing to an 0-2 start. Scoring offense is tied for No. 115 at 16.5 points per game, and scoring defense is tied for No. 120 at 36.5 points allowed per game. The team averages 79.5 penalty yards per game (No. 121) and allows opposing third-down conversions on 70.4% of attempts (No. 133). The Bruins face New Mexico at the Rose Bowl in a must-win. Coach DeShaun Foster emphasizes improving first-half play and execution to reverse the trend.
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