When the UCLA Bruins opened the season against the Cincinnati Bearcats last year, the Bearcat defense was absolutely no joke. They dominated the AAC last year in just about all areas and managed to score three defensive touchdowns for the season. They only allowed an average of 303.5 yards and 17.2 points per game, which led their conference in each category during what was a “rebuilding year” under second-year defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman.
Let’s look at the rest of the Bearcat defense and see what the Bruins are going to be up against.
The Bearcats had a total of 32 sacks for 219 yards last year, which was triple what they had in 2017.