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3 keys for the Arizona Wildcats against the UCLA Bruins

The Arizona Wildcats face the UCLA Bruins rushing attack led by Johnathan Franklin, who will very likely surpass the program's all-time career rushing record.

Johnathan Franklin is pretty good. Despite Maurice Jones-Drew being a favorite among NFL fantasy football fans, it's Franklin who is breaking records in college. He's 21 yards from becoming the all-time leader at UCLA Bruins history, and that bodes poorly for the Arizona Wildcats.

Scheme-wise, Arizona will have to bait offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone to put the ball in quarterback Brett Hundley's hands instead. That could prove difficult.

When the Bruins do decide to pass, the challenge will be on Jeff Casteel and the Wildcats to be able to read it and then drop a good number of players back into coverage to force turnovers. Still, that's difficult with Hundley's Matt Scott-like ability to pull the ball down and take off.

Speaking of which, the Wildcats should probably set up Scott's rushing by giving the ball to Ka'Deem Carey. Hold off on giving the quarterback sneaks until later in the game a la the USC victory.