A look at some top prospects who could change their minds:

Anyone know how they did against SDSU yesterday in the scrimmage? How the freshman looked? Points scored etc….?

Afterward we’ll be getting LB Bo Calvert and likely either safety Mo Osling III or LT Raiqwon O’Neal

UCLA freshman Amari Bailey is among 20 players on the award watch list for the best shooting guards in the country.

The coaches, the players, the referees??

I think the defense played their best but clearly, their best wasn't good enough. We could have the best defensive plan but UCLA didn't have the players to win

Checking in early, meeting with Chip around 8:50

No surprise but Tyger Campbell and Jaime Jaquez were named to the 10-man preseason All-Pac-12 first-team.

Amari Bailey and Jaylen Clark were honorable mentions.

Oregon
@ Cal
@ Col
Washington
Utah
@ OSU

Utah
@ WSU
AZ
Stanford
@ Oregon
@ Col

SC
@ AZ
Cal
Colo
@ Ucla
ND

Ucla
Stanford
@ ASU
AZ
USC
@ Cal

I think Oregon loses another game (either Utah or OSU). Utah could lose to Oregon. Toss up with us and SC at the moment.
That would make an interesting set up for the Pac 12 championship.

Announcement, including the network coverage, will come no later than Oct. 30, the league announced this morning.

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The Big Ten is having its basketball media day and here are some items from commissioner Kevin Warren:

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What happened to our defense?
I wasn’t able to watch any of it, but I did listen to it.
Why weren’t we able to put pressure on Nix?
Why was Oregon able to move be down the field so easily?
Was it our schemes?
Did Oregon’s offense just manhandled us?
How did Latin look?
The Murphy twins?
Our Dbs?
Has nothing changed — great offense, so-so defense?
We’re we lulled (I was) into a false sense of greatness by a weak pre-conference schedule and wins the ver Washington and Utah?
I have always felt — and still do — we had a good chance to win two of our past three games and could beat up on the rest of our schedule to set up a great game with Sc.
But now I am wondering if we had better not take anything for granted.
Our D just has to step up.
DTR and Charbonnet are doing all they can.
I need a win to start feeling good again.

Dropping three spots isn’t that bad, all things considered. Having some other previously unbeaten teams take their first loss lessened some of the blow in terms of how the rankings shake out.

Full poll:

Courtesy of our friends from the Oregon site, here is Chip Kelly (the audio is pumped up, so beware if you’re using headphones to not have it at full blast to start):


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Uploading Dorian and Blaylock’s media availability and will have that shortly.

Looking at the most up-to-date forecast at this second: It says it should be clear and sunny by kickoff, with a 60 percent chance of rain in the area at 2 p.m. and throughout the rest of the game.

So, UCLA’s passing attack basically has the entire first half to get going before a wet football comes into play.

The defense was hard to watch, but UCLA will have to digest it in the next film session. What the Bruins can learn from Oregon as it bridges the gap between now and the next big test against USC in mid-November:

DTR and Charbonnet sat down with ESPN’s Jen Lada:

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$25 Amazon gift card to whoever guesses closest to the final score for UCLA-Oregon. The way we'll tabulate it is -- points off the actual score for UCLA + points off the actual score for Oregon.

So if you guess UCLA 40-36 and it ends up UCLA 50-32, then you were off 10 on UCLA and 4 on Oregon, equaling 14. Like golf, the low score wins!

Get your picks in!

Our Tajwar Khandaker does a good job breaking down the matchup today:

Should be a great one. Wanna make some money? Listen here:

UCLA’s Chip Kelly is among the 20 names in contention for national coach of the year

Statistically, it’s Oregon’s rush defense that stands out most and it may be a game of running and ball security if rain plays a factor.

FYI, wasn’t able to make it out to practice this morning but I will catch up on Chip’s presser and have a story like usual later today.

Already have something in the works from the previous two days of availability.

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UCLA has decided it's time to get involved with one of the top quarterbacks in the 2023 class. Pierce Clarkson plays at nearby St. John Bosco, and tonight the Bruins have officially offered the four-star prospect. Clarkson is currently committed to Louisville and has been since January, but he now has a couple current teammates committed to the Bruins with RJ Jones and Ty Lee both headed to Westwood next year. Clarkson, whose father Steve is a major QB guru and has strong ties to adidas, has been leading the charge for Louisville with recruits from Southern California. Five of Louisville's current 15 commits are from SoCal, which includes three of its four highest-rated commits. Four of those California commits play at St. John Bosco.

So, it will not be an easy flip for the Bruins to make happen, but UCLA getting involved this late means the staff believes it has a shot. He is a strong runner in addition to what he can do with his arm, and seeing the success DTR has had under Chip Kelly has to be intriguing to someone like Clarkson. He'll be someone to track moving forward, but this is a strong offer for the Bruins.

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