Analyse and Breakdown: 3 Things You Need to Know
UCLA football schedule 2023. Who are the Bruins missing on the Pac-12 schedule? What are the 3 things you need to know?
UCLA Football Schedule 2023 – 3 Things to Know
Sept 2 Coastal Carolina
September 9 at San Diego State
September 16th, NC Central
September 23, Utah
Sept 30, OPEN DATE
Oct 7, Washington State
October 14th at Oregon State
Oct 21 at Stanford
Oct 28 Colorado
November 4th, Arizona
Nov 11 Arizona State
Nov 18, at USC
Nov 25 Cal
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UCLA Football Schedule: What are the Bruins missing from the Pac-12 schedule?
Last year, USC failed to recognize Oregon and Washington. Now it’s UCLA’s turn.
Even though conference play falls along old divisional lines for the teams that are missing, having to deal without the Ducks and Huskies from former Pac-12 North is a huge relief.
However …
UCLA Football Schedule: What’s Really Important
It’s not all happy and fun in Pac-12 play.
Going down the road to USC isn’t exactly a road trip, but having to open up the conference season at Utah is a bear. There are five conferences that require road trips. Arizona – a massive loss for UCLA last year – is even better this season and it’s in Tucson.
That’s tough, going to Oregon State is even nastier, and while Stanford shouldn’t be a problem, it’s a part of a rough run of three road games in four weeks.
UCLA Football Schedule What To Know: What does it all really mean?
It’s not bad.
UCLA didn’t exactly extend itself last year in non-conference play – Bowling Green, Alabama State, South Alabama – and there aren’t any Power Five programs among this year’s crop. While Coastal Carolina is fascinating and San Diego State can be dangerous, UCLA has to win these two games if it is to be a serious player.
Again, no Oregon and no Washington means the world – that’s a beauty of a parting gift before going off to the Big Ten. It’s a slate built to push for ten wins if everything reloads in a hurry, but those three road games against USC, Utah, and Oregon State will mean everything.