The woes were difficult to ignore. The results were even worse.

Since 2018, the start of the Chip Kelly era, UCLA football had allowed 450 or more yards and 250 rushing yards at home on only three occasions.

Through three games in the 2025 season, the Bruins had accomplished the feat twice.

Utah and New Mexico walked over UCLA in Weeks 1 and 3, respectively, the latter of which turned head coach DeShaun Foster – and soon after, defensive coordinator Ikaika Malloe – into remnants of the past, bygones of a brutal skid fans and players alike were itching to forget.

The writing was on the wall: National and local pundits alike deemed the Bruins’ noncompetitive nature, after replacing all 11 defensive starters from the previous season, too hard to overcome.

Since Tim Skipper took over as t

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