For UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley, grading his performance in the 37-10 win over California on Saturday night will depend on whether you actually saw it.
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His final stats -- 31-of-41 passing for 410 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions -- jump off the page, as they should, considering how depleted the Golden Bears' defense is right now.
But Hundley continues to stare down receivers at times, and his accuracy was off, notable in the red zone. The Bruins settled for field goals on three of their five trips inside the 20-yard line, allowing Cal to hang around well into the second half.
It didn't help that Hundley got little help from his running game. With starter Jordon James sidelined by an ankle injury, UCLA managed 78 yards on 34 carries, a meager 2.3 yards per attempt. Paul Perkins, who started in James' absence and had been competing with him for the No. 1 job in fall camp, never got on track, aside from a short touchdown run.
Unless James gets healthy by next Saturday's road trip to Stanford, it will be hard for UCLA to duplicate the offensive balance that allowed Utah to upset the Cardinal.
Then again, it might not matter if linebacker Anthony Barr and the UCLA defense can duplicate their impressive performance. Cal was held to 320 yards of total offense, 195 yards under its season average.
Barr manhandled the overmatched Cal offensive line and finished with 2.5 tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack, and a fumble recovery.
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