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UCLA’s huge coaching camp secret uncovered by Utah in Bruins’ blowout loss

By Editorial Board Published August 31, 2025 6 Min Read
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UCLA’s huge coaching camp secret uncovered by Utah in Bruins’ blowout loss

From the primary snap of coaching camp, DeShaun Foster tightly managed any narratives about his staff.

Reporters by no means knew how a lot — or little — of UCLA’s apply classes they might get to look at, someday being restricted to eight minutes of stretching. Principally they noticed particular person drills, area objectives and — in latest weeks — one snap of the complete offense going towards the protection.

Pictures and video have been banned, even at a Rose Bowl apply open to spectators who confronted no such restrictions. Foster most well-liked to let the staff’s social media posts and internally produced video collection suffice because the story of his staff.

As of late Saturday evening, the story may now not be saved secret.

The Bruins don’t look like any good.

In a clunker of a season opener, they couldn’t deal with on protection or persistently transfer the ball on offense behind new quarterback Nico Iamaleava.

Whereas it’s essential to throw within the caveat that it’s only one sport, UCLA’s 43-10 loss to Utah on the Rose Bowl represented a large step backward after the Bruins had closed their first season below Foster with 4 wins of their closing six video games.

Eleven NFL scouts, together with representatives from the Rams and Chargers, most likely gained’t be returning to look at anybody on a UCLA protection that missed a slew of tackles and didn’t put any semblance of strain on Utah quarterback Devon Dampier, whose fingerprints and footprints may very well be discovered throughout this sport.

Dampier accomplished 21 of 25 passes for 206 yards and two touchdowns whereas operating for 87 yards. He principally put the sport out of attain late within the third quarter when he ran untouched into the tip zone on fourth and objective from the UCLA two-yard line. Utah rolled up 492 yards of offense whereas changing 14 of 16 third downs.

Utah quarterback Devon Dampier scores a landing towards the Bruins within the third quarter Saturday.

(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Instances)

In the meantime, Iamaleava loved just a few pockets of success throughout his first sport operating new offensive coordinator Tino Sunseri’s scheme. Iamaleava accomplished 11 of twenty-two passes for 136 yards with one landing and an interception halfway via the fourth quarter that despatched massive swaths of followers headed for house. He ran for 47 yards in 13 carries, proving to be his staff’s most suitable choice on the bottom.

UCLA’s operating backs weren’t practically as productive. Tailbacks Jalen Berger, Jaivian Thomas and Anthony Woods mixed for simply 37 yards, averaging 2.5 yards per carry. Broad receiver Kwazi Gilmer compounded his staff’s lack of ability to maneuver the ball by dropping a move whereas reducing throughout the sphere on third and 4.

UCLA’s preseason secrecy appeared warranted by halftime, when the Utes outclassed the Bruins on the way in which to a 23-7 benefit.

The Bruins’ lack of ability to get any strain on Dampier was the massive story. Dampier had on a regular basis he wanted to throw and run whereas accounting for 170 yards (together with 78 on the bottom) and finishing 10 of 13 passes. The one technique to cease him seemed to be having his helmet come off within the second quarter, which might have compelled him to return out for a play had the Utes not neatly known as a timeout in order that he may return.

UCLA coach DeShaun Foster runs onto the field before Saturday's loss to Utah at the Rose Bowl.

UCLA coach DeShaun Foster runs onto the sphere earlier than Saturday’s loss to Utah on the Rose Bowl.

(Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Instances)

Utah transformed its first six third-down makes an attempt, together with a 3rd and 4 by which Wayshawn Parker ran off deal with for a 13-yard landing and a 3rd and three by which UCLA security Key Lawrence missed a possible deal with for loss, permitting Smith Snowden to run for an eight-yard landing.

Every part was tilting within the Utes’ favor when Dampier discovered linebacker — you learn that proper — Lander Barton in the long run zone for a 13-yard landing. Utah led 20-0 and it was truthful to surprise if UCLA may mount a sustained drive.

Iamaleava answered emphatically, displaying some slippery strikes on a 21-yard run and later finishing a 21-yard landing move to operating again Anthony Woods on a wheel route that lastly put the Bruins on the board halfway via the second quarter.

There wouldn’t be many positives for UCLA the remainder of the way in which.

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