UCLA: - Senior running back Wayne Knight has been nothing short of special in his…

Seniors Jaivian Thomas and Anthony Woods both scored at least one touchdown in the game, but Knight, to no surprise, was the undisputed leader. Pairing the Bruins' running back prowess with their strongest passing performance yet led to a 52-point scoring day, their highest-scoring game since they scored 59 points against North Carolina Central in 2023, but the Bruins needed each and every point as Purdue didn't make things easy on them.

The Boilermakers seemed to answer the Bruins on nearly every drive throughout most of the game and even if the end result finished with UCLA winning with a two-touchdown lead, things didn't feel that way most of the time. Purdue's biggest strength was the passing performance from junior quarterback Ryan Browne , who in turn exposed that the weakest aspect of the Bruins at this point is their passing defense.

"I think we were able to keep the running backs in check for the most part, but the quarterback and his timing UCLA out-rushed Purdue 369-63 and scored four of their seven touchdowns on the run.

The Boilermakers had 425 passing yards to the Bruins' 278 and Browne averaged a massive 21.3 yards per completion. When it comes to UCLA's paltry passing defense, Chesney isn't worried about the physical talent they have at their disposal, but he's seeing flaws in their execution that paved the way for Browne and the Boilermakers to dominate the game from the air.