Nebraska defense ‘excited to compete’ with Bruins

Despite the bye week, the UCLA Bruins are still riding the high of their first official Big Ten Conference win, beating Rutgers 35-32.

Now they look to use that momentum for another win over Nebraska. Despite two straight losses, the Cornhuskers remain favorites heading into their game on Saturday, November 2 at 12:30 pm PT.

While UCLA has been largely viewed in a negative light, Nebraska’s defense has surprisingly given the Bruins a lot of credit and appears to be looking forward to facing the blue and gold.

“Fundamentally, they’re a tough team,” Nebraska defensive back Sayer Wright said, according to CornhuskersWire’s Evan Bredeson. “They have a good quarterback and receivers. The running backs should be a big challenge for us. I’m happy to compete with them. I grew up playing against a lot of teams. This is a good test for our team.”

Defensive lineman Ty Robinson shared Wright’s enthusiasm, praising the Bruins’ offensive talent.

“The Pac-12 is good football,” Robinson said. “When I broke it down in high school, they were more of a passing league. Their offense, they have good running backs, good tight ends, they have a good front.

“Their QBs are mobile and can throw the ball, and they have great vision. I’m looking forward to going into more detail. This morning we should recognize some of their tendencies and start delving into them.” That’s what we’re going to talk about today to find out a little more.”

UCLA guard Ethan Garbers comes into this game having played the best game of his NCAA career. He caught 32 passes for 383 yards and four touchdowns and also ran for 48 yards and a touchdown. For his performance, he was named Top Ten Forward of the Week.

The Bruins defense was equally complimentary of Nebraska, and linebacker Carson Schwesinger had similar compliments for quarterback Dylan Raiola.

“I know their quarterback is a relatively big deal just because he’s a young, freshman defenseman. And he can play with his feet, play with his hands,” Schwesinger said. “But yes, we expect a physical team and we also need to go out and play physical.”

Based on what the players are saying, UCLA’s game against Nebraska will be a close one and could be one of the highlights of the Big Ten Conference this week.

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