Sure, Temple was playing its first bowl game in 30 years, but what about those Bruins from UCLA? They were playing in the school’s first cold-weather, East Coast bowl on a field so icy it caused the coaches to change the game plan at halftime.


Wearing those soft blue and gold hues that don’t look right in subfreezing weather, UCLA rallied from a two-touchdown, first-half deficit Tuesday to spoil the new bowl kids’ day, beating Temple 30-21 in the EagleBank Bowl.

“I know they were saying the West Coast Cali boys were going to be soft and used to surfing and things like that,” linebacker Reggie Carter said. “I’m not going to lie; it was cold. But football is football, the field is still 100 yards long and we still played. They ran the ball; we stuffed it. We got the victory, so hopefully they can never say we’re soft. We were down 21-7, and you never seen us quit.”

Akeem Ayers returned an interception 2 yards for a go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter and UCLA’s defense allowed Temple to complete only one pass in the second half. The Bruins (7-6), completing their second season under coach Rick Neuheisel, finished with a winning record for the first time since 2006.

Click here to read the full article – By Associated Press of ESPN.com

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Kansas State plays at UCLA on Saturday, and there is convincing evidence to suggest the Wildcats and Bruins are headed for a defensive battle.

Last week notwithstanding, this is a relatively foreign feeling for the Wildcats. K-State’s offense produced all kinds of yards and points the past two seasons, but never quite as many as its defense allowed.

Through two games this season, the script has been flipped.

“It’s kind of frustrating,” quarterback Carson Coffman said. “I felt horrible after the (Louisiana) game for the defense. They played so hard, and we kind of let them down.”

Click here to read the full article – By Austin Meek of cjonline.com

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