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Breaking down the UCLA defense, and all of its breakdowns

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It’s not always just about what the UCLA football team’s defense is doing wrong.

Other factors were conspiring against the Bruins last Saturday when Arizona quarterback Khalil Tate faked a toss to the running back and cut back upfield for a 45-yard touchdown run on the game’s fourth play.

“It was just a great call for the defensive call that they were in,” said Nigel Burton, a Pac-12 Networks analyst who broke down footage of UCLA’s 47-30 loss to the Wildcats for The Times. “At best, UCLA keeps that to a nine-, 10-yard gain.