UCLA Football: 5 takeaways from 2019 spring game

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PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 17: Osa Odighizuwa #92 of the UCLA Bruins gets his hands in the face of JT Daniels #18 of the USC Trojans during the first half at Rose Bowl on November 17, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

1. Defense stole the show

Looking for the true star of Saturday’s spring game? It had to be the defense as a whole.

After a shaky 2018 season on that side of the ball, allowing 445 yards and 34 points per game, the defense stepped up and held UCLA’s offense in check with just three points. If the defense is this stingy in the fall, the Bruins are going to be dangerous.

Does this make fans a bit concerned about the offense? Sure, but the real question mark surrounded the defensive side of the ball and those concerns were calmed — at least for now.

The Bruins have plenty of talent on defense and the line lived up to the hype that we’ve heard all spring leading up to the scrimmage. The pass rush looked much improved compared to a year ago and this group just looks hungrier.

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Chip Kelly may be an offensive-minded coach, but he has to be pleased with what he saw on the defensive side of the ball with the secondary as well as the pass rush.

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