A little less than three years ago, UCLA raced out to a 17-0 rushed for 331 yards, then barely held off Jake Waters and Tyler Lockett for 40-35 Alamo Bowl win over Kansas State. Next week at the Cactus Bowl, Los Angeles Times beat writer Ben Bolch says he’s expecting a similar scoreline, but the success of the two offenses could look considerably different.
Ben wouldn’t be surprised to see the Bruins load the box and dare the ‘Cats to pass, because that’s probably the only way the Pac-12’s worst run defense (282.7 yards per game) is going to stop K-State’s formidable ground attack.