UCLA @ Arizona preview

Last Meeting ( Oct 1, 2016 ) Arizona 24, UCLA 45

Two quarterbacks who prefer to move the ball in different ways will meet Saturday when Arizona hosts UCLA in a Pac-12 South Division game. UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen has passed for at least 350 yards in five straight games, and Arizona quarterback Khalil Tate is coming off a 327-yard rushing effort that broke the FBS record by a quarterback.

Both teams are coming off close wins against Colorado and each are among five teams in the South Division with one conference loss. Tate didn't start against the Buffaloes last Saturday, entering the game after starter Brandon Dawkins was injured by a late hit on the opening drive and then leading the Wildcats to a 45-42 victory by contributing touchdown runs of 58, 28, 47 and 75 yards, and throwing for 142 yards and a score. The Bruins had a week off after defeating Colorado 27-23 on Sept. 30, giving them a chance to get healthy and work on a run defense that ranks second-to-last in the FBS at 284.2 rushing yards allowed per game, 85 more than the next-closest Pac-12 team. Arizona's offense is ranked fourth in the FBS at 319.4 rushing yards per game, which is also tops in the conference.

TV: 9 p.m. ET, Pac-12 Network. LINE: UCLA -1

ABOUT UCLA (3-2, 1-1 Pac-12): The Bruins' ground game is better than it was last season, when it finished last in the FBS at 84.3 rushing yards per game, but there's still plenty of room for improvement and Arizona might provide that opportunity. Although it still ranks 10th in the Pac-12 at 115 rushing yards a game, UCLA seems to have found a reliable ball carrier in junior Soso Jamabo, who has combined for 170 rushing yards the past two games and two touchdowns. Jamabo, who missed the second and third games this season with an undisclosed injury, also gives Rosen a solid option out of the backfield, evident by his five catches in the past two games.

ABOUT ARIZONA (3-2, 1-1): Tate made his college debut against the Bruins last season on the second possession of the second half, and his first two drives resulted in 10 points in the 45-24 loss at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. That experience, playing UCLA at home and what he accomplished last week should give Tate plenty of confidence, but he'll likely need help to beat the improving Bruins. Nick Wilson will be facing UCLA for the fourth time in his career and the former 1,300-yard rusher who has battled injuries the past two seasons should be eager to take advantage of the Bruins' weak run defense.

EXTRA POINTS

1. Rosen's streak of seven straight 300-yard passing games is the longest active streak in the nation.

2. Arizona's defense has 21 three-and-outs through the first five games after having 30 in 12 games last season.

3. The Wildcats have converted five of six fourth-down tries (83.3 percent), which is tied for sixth in the nation.

PREDICTION: UCLA 38, Arizona 35