Overview
- After an 0-4 start and a coaching change, UCLA is 3-4 overall and 3-1 in the Big Ten with three straight wins entering Saturday’s nationally televised trip to face 7-0 No. 2 Indiana.
- Veteran coach Kevin Coyle took over defensive play‑calling and installed a more aggressive scheme, with the Bruins allowing 115 fewer yards per game and tripling tackles for loss to five per game over the last four contests.
- Since the staff shift, points allowed dropped from 36.0 per game in the first three games to 21.0, missed‑tackle metrics improved, and personnel rotations expanded to feature emerging linebackers Scott Taylor and JuJu Walls.
- Jerry Neuheisel’s move to offensive play‑caller boosted production from 14.3 points per game through four weeks to 33.3 over the last three, with the unit averaging 422.3 yards in that span.
- Skipper retained the roster with no transfer or redshirt opt‑outs, and quarterback Nico Iamaleava practiced without limitations this week after a knee scare, leading a run game that has averaged 233 rushing yards during the win streak.