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Oregon Football: 3 reasons the Ducks will beat UCLA in Week 8

By Connor Muldowney

Oregon Ducks running back Travis Dye (26) looks for yardage against UCLA in the third quarter of the Pac12 Conference game at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon on November, 21, 2020.Eug Oregon Ucla Football 11
Oregon Ducks running back Travis Dye (26) looks for yardage against UCLA in the third quarter of the Pac12 Conference game at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon on November, 21, 2020.Eug Oregon Ucla Football 11 /
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Oct 16, 2021; Seattle, Washington, USA; UCLA Bruins defensive back Devin Kirkwood (26) is tackled by Washington Huskies wide receiver Jalen McMillan (11) after intercepting a pass during the fourth quarter at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 16, 2021; Seattle, Washington, USA; UCLA Bruins defensive back Devin Kirkwood (26) is tackled by Washington Huskies wide receiver Jalen McMillan (11) after intercepting a pass during the fourth quarter at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports /

2. UCLA’s pass defense is a major weakness

This is music to Anthony Brown’s ears. UCLA has one of the worst pass defenses in college football and that is going to allow Brown to have a breakout game.

How bad has UCLA’s pass defense been? The Bruins ranked 122nd in the country and dead-last in the Pac-12, allowing just over 290 yards per game through the air. They give up 7.5 yards per attempt which is also one of the worst marks in the country and 11.9 yards per completion which is also near the bottom of the country.

Basically, UCLA is prone to giving up a healthy amount of passing yards every week and Brown has been able to put up decent numbers but hasn’t had a breakout game yet.

That’s going to change.

This might be the worst pass defense Oregon will face all year and Brown is going to take advantage for over 300 yards and a couple of touchdowns to ignite the Ducks’ offense.

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