We continue our series looking at what several Pac-12 teams must do to catch reigning Pac-12 champion Stanford. Next up: UCLA.
How they make the Pac-12 championship game: It all starts with Josh Rosen. Going into his sophomore year, he's talented enough to develop into the best quarterback in the country and with that as a starting point, UCLA is in good hands. Although, as Cal proved with Jared Goff a year ago, a top-of-the-line quarterback can only take a team so far. The Bruins have a lot to replace on offense -- there is little experience on both the line and in the receiving corps and top running back Paul Perkins left early -- but several consecutive years of solid recruiting should prevent too much of a step back.