UCLA Football vs Texas A&M: Defensive Review
The UCLA Football team took on the Texas A&M Aggies Saturday in College Station. Here’s Go Joe Bruin’s review of how the defense performed.
First Quarter
The UCL Football team came out looking to stuff the running game and did just that. Both Eddie Vanderdoes and Jayon Brown shot through the Aggie defensive line to keep the rushing game to 19 yards in the first quarter. The secondary, had some blunders though. They continue to give an inordinate amount of cushion to receivers who then make plays underneath.
The defensive line was able to apply pressure on Knight and keep him from scrambling for too many yards. They will need to continue to keep the pressure on and allow the back end to force turnovers as the season progresses.
The Bruins spend a majority of time in the Nickel with Kenny Young and Brown seeing the majority of action. Brown was the best in coverage but Young wasn’t beaten badly on anything obvious.
We did see Takkarist McKinley leave the field with what looked like a groin injury. He had suffered one earlier in Fall camp.
First quarter MVP has to go to safety Tahaan Goodman who made some big hits and forced a fumble on the Aggies opening drive.
First quarter grade: B
Next: Second Quarter Analysis and Grade