Oregon State Beavers at UCLA Bruins Preview

By John Onan  |   Friday, October 21, 2005  |  Comments( 0 )

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The eighth-ranked UCLA Bruins look to remain undefeated, and on a collision course with #1 USC in the season finale, as they return home off a dramatic 44-41 overtime victory against Washington State. The 4-2 Oregon State Beavers look to play the role of spoiler, while solidifying their Bowl resume. Kickoff is set for 7:00 PM EST.

Oregon State stifled another ranked foe last weekend on the road, as they pulled a 23-20 upset win over then-18th ranked California. Head coach Mike Riley's squad got a great effort out of the running game, as Yvenson Bernard had a career record 192 yards on 42 carries to lead the Beavers. Junior quarterback Matt Moore has a nice arm, but must improve on his touchdown to interception ratio. He has been picked off ten times, while tossing seven scores, while completing 58% of his passes for 1766 yards.

On the other end of the field, Drew Olson has stepped in as the UCLA Bruins signal-caller and has been brilliant. He's connecting on 67 % of his attempts for 1612 yards and 15 touchdowns, while only being intercepted three times.

But, the star last time out for UCLA was running back Maurice Drew. He scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime, and ran for 109 yards on 29 attempts on the day, as Karl Dorrell's Bruins came back from a 21-point second half deficit to remain perfect on the season.
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