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UCLA Football: 3 takeaways from blown opportunity vs. Arizona

By Dana Becker

TEMPE, AZ - NOVEMBER 10: Head coach Chip Kelly of the UCLA Bruins reacts during the game against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Sun Devil Stadium on November 10, 2018 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images)
TEMPE, AZ - NOVEMBER 10: Head coach Chip Kelly of the UCLA Bruins reacts during the game against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Sun Devil Stadium on November 10, 2018 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images) /
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It was a perfect situation for Chip Kelly and UCLA football going up against Arizona, and the Bruins failed. What’d we learn?

Khalil Tate and JJ Taylor were both ruled out for the Wildcats, leaving the stage to be taken by Grant Gunnell and a pack of backs for Kevin Sumlin.

UCLA, of course, was coming off that thrilling victory last weekend over Washington State. And it just happened to seem as if maybe, possibly things were turning around for Kelly finally.

Nope, not yet at least.

Dorian Thompson-Robinson struggled and was eventually forced to the sidelines with an injury, but Joshua Kelley was primed and ready to carry the offensive load. The Bruins, though, scored just 17 points despite doubling up Arizona in rush yards and holding advantages in time of possession and first downs.

What happened? What went right? What went wrong? Well, here are three takeaways that ultimately decided Arizona’s victory over UCLA.

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