Alex Van Dyke wanted an opportunity to get more time on the field. So when the opportunity arose, he took it. “I realized that our tight ends were going down and I wanted to help out the team,” Van Dyke said. Read more...

Photo: Alex Van Dyke had seen some time playing with special teams this season, but the senior recently made the switch to tight end – a position group that has been struggling to stay healthy so far. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)

Washington’s offense features the reigning Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year at quarterback, plus All-Pac-12 players at running back, wide receiver, tight end and center. And yet the Huskies’ defense might be the better unit. Read more...

Photo: This weekend, UCLA will be pitched against No. 12 Washington, which boasts one of the best run defenses the country. The Huskies have allowed the second-lowest rushing yards that will no doubt exasperate the Bruins rushing woes. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)

Entering Saturday, only three teams in the nation boasted worse turnover margins than UCLA. The Bruins were last in the Pac-12 in takeaways and 10th in giveaways. Read more...

Photo: UCLA football was able to reverse a season-long trend of turnovers hurting the Bruins with an interception by redshirt sophomore cornerback Colin Samuel in the first quarter of Saturday’s win over Oregon. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)