UCLA Keys to the Game
1. Ducks at the corners. Oregon’s redshirt freshman cornerbacks, Walter Thurmond and Jairus Byrd, did a great job shutting down UCLA’s wide receivers. The Bruins passed for only 112 yards, without a touchdown, with a long gain of 14 yards.
2. Power running. With Chris Markey gaining 97 yards and Kahlil Bell rushing for two touchdowns, UCLA’s ground game had its moments. However, Oregon had many more moments, rushing for 256 yards. Ducks sophomores Jonathan Stewart and Jeremiah Johnson combined to rush for 187 yards, and Oregon averaged 6.0 yards a carry.
3. Sack attacks. UCLA’s Justin Hickman had UCLA’s only sack of the game; the Ducks finished with two — from J.D. Nelson and Darius Sanders.
— Lonnie White
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