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Bob Chesney said UCLA's three-player guard rotation will continue by design, with the staff seeking a fourth trusted option to keep the interior fresh and build experienced depth rather than resolve an unsettled two-man starting competition.

Carter Sweazie started at right guard and Eugene Brooks at left guard against Cal, with Julian Armella working at both spots and Sweazie also taking left-guard snaps; Brooks stayed exclusively on the left when on the field.

UCLA rushed for 277 yards and six touchdowns in the opener, while the article cites PFF offensive grades of 78.1 for Sweazie on 34 snaps, 72.5 for Brooks on 49 snaps and 70.6 for Armella on 31 snaps as encouraging first-game evidence for the rotation.

Chesney said UCLA ideally will not rotate its offensive tackles, and the report describes a center rotation as unlikely while Riley Robell is healthy, distinguishing the deliberate guard substitutions from an across-the-line platoon.