This could have been close to the UCLA offense that coach Chip Kelly intended to run once he named Wilton Speight the starting quarterback before the season.
Speight lasted less than a half in the opener after hurting his back and has been in and out of the lineup since, mostly playing as an injury replacement. The offensive line struggled until center Boss Tagaloa returned from his three-game, season-opening suspension. Joshua Kelley wasn’t identified as the primary tailback until the season’s fourth game.
UCLA finally seemed to have the needed elements in place during its 31-28 loss to Arizona State at Sun Devil Stadium, almost everything working except the final score.