The unbeaten Bruins know all to well how the winless Buffaloes will come out to play in Saturday’s Pac-12 opener
If any UCLA players needed inspiration to treat Colorado as a more than worthy opponent Saturday despite the Buffaloes’ 0-3 start, all they had to do was talk to their fifth-year quarterback.The Bruins started 0-5 in 2018, Thompson-Robinson’s freshman season, and 0-3 during his sophomore year in 2019. In Year Five, the tables are flipped – with Thompson-Robinson and UCLA heading to Colorado to open Pac-12 play.
“They’re going to come out swinging with everything they got behind it,” Bobo said. “We’ve got to be ready to go, and be ready to counter some of that energy and desperation they’re going to throw at us.”Coach Chip Kelly, who will coach his 100th collegiate game Saturday, sticks to scheme and personnel when breaking down film ahead of a matchup. How Colorado might be feeling is not a factor.
That specifically applies to running back Zach Charbonnet, if he plays. Charbonnet was limited in practice this week, but he – or backup Keegan Jones – may have to pace themselves against a Colorado rushing defense that is allowing an FBS-worst 348 yards on the ground per game. “Defensively, schematically, they’ll throw some wrinkles at you, so we’ve got to be ready to go for sure,” Bobo said.
Titus Mokiao-Atimalala, another transfer from Central Florida, also had his best outing Saturday, making a couple of key catches on UCLA’s game-winning drive leading up to Nicholas Barr-Mira’s 24-yard field goal as time expired.The adage is: “If you have two quarterbacks, you don’t have one.” Colorado has three, encapsulating the Buffaloes’ struggles offensively. Colorado has put up just 30 points total this season, the worst of any team that has played three games.
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