Scouting UCLA - The Bruins Defense

UCLA will walk into Memorial Stadium feeling like a program on the upswing.  They made a loudly acclaimed hire in new head coach Bob Chesney, who is coming off leading James Madison to the college football playoffs in 2025.

Defensively is where Chesney’s teams stand out.  The past two seasons, JMU was head and shoulders ahead of their Sun Belt conference peers on the defensive side of the ball.  They were particularly stingy against the run, allowing a paltry 2.