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UCLA defense finds closer bond amid coaching ‘chaos’

by: Tracy McDannald10/14/25Tracy_McDannald
Devin Aupiu
Michigan State's Aidan Chiles, left, fumbles after a hit by UCLA's Devin Aupiu during the second quarter on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. (Credit: Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

A closer look at how a UCLA defense, with all the same pieces during an 0-4 start, turned its season around under new leadership.