Bruins outscore San Diego State 28-3 in final three quarters after series of miscues compound the mismatch
UCLA found itself in the robust football reminder business Saturday at Snapdragon Stadium. They reminded San Diego State that a program still searching for itself offensively is not yet built for big plays or big comebacks., reminding the Aztecs that their margin of error remains tissue thin. They reminded the hosts that miscues and misfires continue to loom large. They reminded them that deficits can feel fatal too quickly.
What could the Aztecs do against a Pac-something team with real and trigger-ready weapons? Could they trade punches when the fight called for it against a quality opponent? Could they overcome their own toe-stubbing?San Diego State, after all, has yet to sniff the road or the adversity that waits there.
Instead of charging to within a score, the Aztecs settled for a field goal and the Bruins maintained a comfy cushion. A little more than 3 ½ minutes later, it was 28-10.Check that. The groaner-in-waiting arrived in the third quarter, when the Aztecs recovered a fumble by UCLA’s freshman quarterbacks Dante Moore on the 1 and failed to pierce the goal line … on three snaps.