The autopsy may be pending, but a forensics examination of UCLA’s badly mangled run defense is already well under way.
Injuries have been a factor, certainly. So has the youth movement required by continually replacing wounded players among the front seven. Tackling has been a problem among new and old players alike.
Bruins coach Jim Mora also pointed out earlier this week that linebacker Kenny Young and defensive end Jacob Tuioti-Mariner were the only players up front with any significant experience heading into the season after the team lost Takkarist McKinley, Eddie Vanderdoes, Eli Ankou and Jayon Brown to the NFL.