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PASADENA — Kevin Prince was giving the ball to the Longhorns, the Bruin defense was giving up third-down conversions, and Texas took everything UCLA gave them on its way to payback for last year’s beatdown in Austin.

UCLA fell 49-20 to No.

PASADENA — A year ago in Austin, UCLA swung early against Texas and landed its blows on the way to a halftime lead.

The 2011 rematch has been a mirror image.

The UCLA men’s soccer team began the season winless through three games, with all three games being on the road. Upon returning home, the Bruins are undefeated, compiling three wins in three games including an upset of No. 6 UCSB.

Welcome back to Westwood, fellow students. If you can’t make it to tomorrow’s game, here’s what you need to know in preview-box format:

SAN FRANCISCO – UC leadership is sketching a long-term financial blueprint to deal with plunging state support.

For now, that will not involve multi-year tuition hikes.

A plan to raise tuition by a minimum of 8 percent for four years – up to 16 percent if state funds do not materialize – was the focal point of the UC Board of Regents’ meeting last Thursday at UC San Francisco’s Mission Bay campus.

UC President Mark Yudof stressed the need to have a coherent plan moving forward.

“For 20 years tuition has gone up because for 20 years the state’s commitment has eroded,” UC President Mark Yudof said.

Count Randall Carroll among those who weren’t fully satisfied with UCLA’s 27-17 win over San Jose State.

“Everybody knew it should have been a blowout,” the junior wide receiver said.

Construction on the 405 Freeway may slow up students and families approaching Westwood on UCLA’s move-in weekend.

A major closing on the northbound 405 to the eastbound Sunset Boulevard off-ramp blocks a common route to campus, and a two-direction one-lane reduction of Sunset Boulevard between Church Lane and Sepulveda Way could worsen traffic conditions.

In anticipation, UCLA Transportation is taking several measures to direct UCLA-bound drivers, said David Karwaski, the senior associate director for planning policy and traffic systems for UCLA Transportation.

“We’re cooperating with [the Los Angeles Department of Transportation] and trying to mitigate it as best as we can,” Karwaski said.

Traffic controllers from the Los Angeles Department of Transportation will be posted on the corners of Wilshire Boulevard and Veteran Avenue, Sunset Boulevard and Veteran Avenue, and Wilshire Boulevard and Gayley Avenue to direct traffic, he said.

UCLA Transportation has also asked the city to post a sign on the Wilshire Boulevard exit of the northbound 405 (this makes no sense) to tell those traveling to UCLA to exit at Wilshire Boulevard, Karwaski said.

Both the closure and reduction is because of work on a water line that runs along the southern side of Sunset Boulevard and crosses the Sunset Boulevard ramp.