Offense: Junior WR Nelson Spruce (No. 22) One glance at a stat sheet is enough to see the impact Spruce has made for Colorado this year. Leading the nation in receptions and receiving touchdowns, Spruce has given defenses trouble all season. “(He’s a) great route runner. Great feel for coverage,” said defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich. […]
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Beat writers’ game day predictions: UCLA v. Colorado
Prior to each UCLA football game, the Daily Bruin football beat writers will predict the score and give a short reasoning behind their predictions. To keep track of how far off each writer’s predictions are from reality, the “prediction differential” statistic shows the average difference between the writer’s predicted margin of victory and the actual […]
UCLA football needs to guard against nation’s most prolific receiver
Of all the Pac-12’s dynamic receivers – USC’s Nelson Agholor, UCLA’s Jordan Payton, Arizona State’s Jaelen Strong, Stanford’s Ty Montgomery – coming from the conference’s top teams, the name that sits atop that list doesn’t come from one of the Pac-12’s marquee programs and hasn’t yet become as much of a household name. Nelson Spruce. […]