UCLA qualifying for a bowl game would be a four-step process with one vital prerequisite.
“First of all,” Bruins Coach Jim Mora said Monday, “we have to beat Cal.”
A victory over the Golden Bears on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley would give UCLA a 5-7 record, potentially putting it in play for a sixth consecutive bowl appearance.
The Bruins would need there to be a shortage of teams with .500 or better records to fill the 80 slots of the 40 bowl games, not including the national championship.