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UCLA Football: Post-spring game-by-game predictions for 2019

By Gavin Jernigan

NORMAN, OK - SEPTEMBER 08: Head coach Chip Kelly of the UCLA Bruins during the game against the Oklahoma Sooners at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners defeated the Bruins 49-21. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)
NORMAN, OK - SEPTEMBER 08: Head coach Chip Kelly of the UCLA Bruins during the game against the Oklahoma Sooners at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners defeated the Bruins 49-21. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images) /
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NORMAN, OK – SEPTEMBER 08: Linebacker Ryan Jones #33 of the Oklahoma Sooners hits quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson #7 of the UCLA Bruins just as he pitches back at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners defeated the Bruins 49-21. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)
NORMAN, OK – SEPTEMBER 08: Linebacker Ryan Jones #33 of the Oklahoma Sooners hits quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson #7 of the UCLA Bruins just as he pitches back at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners defeated the Bruins 49-21. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images) /

Well, in 2018 the Bruins got beat pretty badly by Oklahoma as Kyler Murray and Co. dismantled UCLA 49-21 at home.

But this year, things are going to be different, right?

The Sooners’ star quarterback, and 2018 Heisman Trophy winner, is long gone. Furthermore, Dorian Thompson-Robinson will have had a full year and a few games under his belt before taking on the Sooners.

Last year, the matchup against the Sooners was his first college football start and first away game. This game will be played in the comforts of the Rose Bowl.

And yet, this still won’t be enough to knock off one of the most dominating teams in the sport. Lincoln Riley is still with the Sooners and he has a fresh quarterback to mold as another Heisman Trophy winner, Jalen Hurts. He took Alabama to back-to-back national championships and contributed to a third.

Despite the momentum and home-field advantage in the Bruins’ favor, Oklahoma will not be upset by UCLA.

Final: UCLA 17, Oklahoma 42 (2-1)

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