Unbeaten UCLA Grinds past Wisconsin 17-7
UCLA threw two interceptions, sacked Wisconsin three times, and is 6-0. I do not understand it either, but I will take the 17-7 and move on.
The Bruins led from the first score to the last. Mateen Bhaghani kicked a 24-yard field goal late in the first quarter, and Wayne Knight scored from the 1 with 7:16 left in the second for a 10-0 halftime lead. Wisconsin's only answer came in the third, a 3-yard run by Colton Joseph that made it 10-7 with 8:17 left in the quarter. Anthony Woods scored from 3 yards early in the fourth, and that was it. Nobody scored again.
Wisconsin could not throw. The Badgers had 66 passing yards (Joseph was 6 of 16) and 214 total yards, against 384 for UCLA. Ty Dieffenbach threw for 264 yards on 22 of 33, with one interception. A wide receiver, Semaj Morgan, threw the other one. That is a thing that happened: 0 for 1 with a pick, and then 5 catches for 84 yards.
UCLA moves to 6-0 and Wisconsin falls to 4-2. For fantasy, the best score of the day belonged to the losing quarterback, at 15.7 points. Nobody in this game did much, and anyone who started a Bruin is probably fine with that.
The scoring was spread thin on the UCLA side. Knight, Woods and the kicker produced all 17 points, and no one on the roster reached 14 fantasy points. Aidan Mizell, a wide receiver, had one carry for 33 yards and 4 catches for 13. It was a win built on not losing the thing, and for a team at 6-0 that is plenty.