Dated assessment · separate from preseason Capital Rank
Improving
The coaching reset produced late separation despite a large transfer class.
Evidence, uncertainty and next test
UCLA won 45–24 after the game was tied at 24 in the third quarter. Sagapolutele passed for 271 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions; California was not offensively absent throughout.
Counterevidence
California tied the game in the third quarter and moved the ball.
Next useful test
Check California at Syracuse on September 12 and chart UCLA’s defensive pressure and late-game execution against another opponent.
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