The UCLA Bruins (12) visit the Oregon Ducks (3) on Saturday in a Pac-12 showdown. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. ET. Listen to the live radio broadcast HERE or watch the live stream HERE.
The high-powered offense of Oregon, behind the arm of quarterback Marcus Mariota, has helped the team to a 7-0 record, including four wins in the Pac-12.
Oregon's offense should be bolstered by the return of running back De'Anthony Thomas. The junior halfback, who missed three games with a sprained right ankle, is expected to play on Saturday, ESPN reports.
After recently returning to practice, Thomas is excited to get back to playing.
"It's great just to go out there, see guys having fun," Thomas said of watching from the sidelines, via ESPN. "I hope we can continue that, and put more points up on teams and I feel as long as we keep winning games, we should be successful."
Thomas rushed for 330 yards and six touchdowns in his first three games. Despite losing the running back for several games, Oregon's running game continued to assert itself behind tailback Byron Marshall, who has 550 yards and seven touchdowns on the ground.
UCLA, meanwhile, is 5-1 and looking to bounce back from its first loss of the season last week against Stanford. Even with the loss, Bruins coach Jim Mora saw reasons to be optimistic.
"I believe that last week, we started seven true freshmen if you include the punter against one of the best teams in America and we took it down to the end," said Mora. "It was 17-10 there with 2:29 or whatever left on the clock. I think that's a testament to the way our guys compete, I think it's a testament to our coaching."
