Oregon Head Coach Dan Lanning spoke to the media this week about what he sees from the UCLA defense and his plan of attack for the game on Saturday night.
What have you seen on film from UCLA where you think you can take advantage of?
Dan: I don’t know if I’ll speak to that more than just speaking to a team that I think has been resilient. Going into halftime a tie game with LSU, they’ve been able to play in some type battles and showing an ability to play with any team that they line up against. So certainly, they’ve had, you know, areas where they can grow, and so have we. So I see it as a great challenge, a team that has some talent on the roster, some guys that play really well, that we have to be aware of and ready to adapt to.
What do you see from them on defense?
Dan: I mean, they do a good job of changing it up. The front moves a lot, a lot of stim operation, where they do a lot of different things with their defensive line. They line up in multiple fronts, so can be three down, four down. Do a good job disguising zone and making it look like man. So they’ll pitch a lot of different things at you, and it’s, you know, at times can be hard to calm them down and figure out exactly what they’re in. So we’ll have to be really aware of what they are in. And then, on the same note, have good answers for whatever that might be.