This is your place for live updates throughout Nebraska’s game versus UCLA at Memorial Stadium.
First Quarter
UCLA opened up the game with an impressive 14-play drive. The Bruins were able to get all the way down inside the 10-yard line, but ended the drive with a 25-yard field goal from Mateen Bhagahni to give the Bruins a 3-0 lead.
The biggest struggle for Nebraska in the first quarter was trying to get the Bruins’ offense off the field. UCLA held the ball for 13:21 in the quarter and is 4-for-5 on third downs.
Second Quarter
The Bruins used their second drive of the game to put more points on the board. UCLA topped off an 11-play, 85-yard drive with a 10-yard touchdown pass from Ethan Garbers to Jalen Berger, making the score 10-0.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE: The Nebraska football team makes its way back to Memorial Stadium on Saturday for the first time in four weeks to take on UCLA.
The Huskers (5-3, 2-3) come into this one following a 21-17 loss to No. 4 Ohio State a week ago, while the Bruins (2-5, 1-4) are coming off a bye week and a 35-32 win over Rutgers two weeks ago.
This is the first matchup between the two schools as Big Ten foes, and the first meeting since 2015 where Nebraska took home a 37-29 win in the Foster Farms Bowl.
Nebraska looks to carry over its defensive momentum from last week, holding Ohio State to season lows in points (21), rushing yards (64) and total yards (285).
The Blackshirts are particularly good in Memorial Stadium this season, holding four of their five opponents to 10 or fewer points.
UCLA need-to-knows
UCLA is definitely better than their record would indicate, but they have plenty of weaknesses that Nebraska should be able to exploit at a high rate.
The Bruins rely on a strong passing game, averaging nearly 240 yards per game through the air.
Their passing game is led by quarterback Ethan Garbers, who has completed 124 of his 191 passes on the season for 1,484 yards and eight touchdowns. Garbers has also thrown nine interceptions.
Moliki Matavao leads the Bruins’ receiving core with 20 catches for 251 yards, followed by running back T.J. Harden with 26 grabs for 238 yards and a touchdown.
Harden has carried the ball 62 times for 180 yards and a score.
Defensively, the Bruins are allowing 29.0 points and 367.3 yards per game. Carson Schwesinger leads the Bruins with 72 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and two sacks.
Nebraska injury report
OUT: Tristan Alvano, Barrett Liebentritt (Season), Tuner Corcoran and Sua Lefotu (Season).
QUESTIONABLE: Malcolm Hartzog and Micah Mazzccua
Tommi Hill will play against the Bruins.
This week’s numbers
3: Redshirt freshman kicker John Hohl made three field goals at Ohio State, connecting from 39, 54 and 47 yards. Hohl’s 54-yard kick tied a Nebraska record for the longest field goal in a road game.
20: Nebraska’s defense has allowed just 20 points in the first half of its five home games this season, including blanking Colorado and Rutgers before half time.
56: Nebraska sixth-year seniors Bryce Benhart and Ty Robinson are both set to play their 56th games as Huskers on Saturday. The 56 games played will tie Cameron Meridith for the most in Nebraska history.