{
  "id": 7058999,
  "title": "San Diego State's offense can't match defense's performance in loss to UCLA",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/san-diego-states-offense-cant-match-defenses-performance-in-loss-to",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-13T04:19:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/san-diego-states-offense-cant-041921440.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a 28-10 loss to UCLA at the Rose Bowl on Saturday, San Diego State's offense struggled to keep up with their defense. Despite holding UCLA's offense in check, the Aztecs' offense only managed 189 yards and one touchdown, coming in garbage time. Head coach Sean Lewis attributed the struggles to inefficiency on offense, constant snaps, poor field positioning, and ineffective play calling. The Aztecs' passing game was particularly disappointing, completing just six passes for 45 yards, with quarterback Jayden Denegal's deep throws frequently off-target. Their defense, however, was able to contain UCLA's offense, keeping them scoreless in the first half and limited to just seven points over three quarters. Despite this, SDSU's offense failed to score in the first three quarters and only managed a touchdown with 2:28 remaining in the fourth. The defense's prolonged time on the field led to exhaustion, allowing UCLA to score three rushing touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Coach Lewis emphasized the need for a more balanced performance and highlighted the importance of special teams in flipping the field. The Aztecs will aim to improve on these issues in their home game against James Madison on Sept. 19.",
  "summary": "Despite the defense largely holding UCLA’s offense in check, SDSU’s offense managed just 189 yards and one touchdown in a 28-10 loss.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Great Falls’ Reed Harris scores twice for Arizona State football",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/great-falls-reed-harris-scores-twice-for-arizona-state-football",
        "published": "2026-09-12T19:44:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}