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UCLA QB Olson faces former team in BYU

Sep 8, 2007 - 10:27 AM BYU (1-0) at No. 13 UCLA (1-0) 6:30 pm EDT

PASADENA, California (Ticker) -- Ben Olson knows a thing or two about UCLA's next opponent.

Brigham Young transfer Olson leads the 13th-ranked Bruins into their home opener Saturday against the Cougars.

Arguably the nation's top quarterback in the high school class of 2003, Olson went to BYU and redshirted his freshman season. He went on a two-year Mormon mission, then decided to transfer to UCLA, near where he grew up.

Olson led the Bruins to a 45-17 road rout of Pac-10 Conference rival Stanford in their season opener last weekend, passing for 286 yards and five touchdowns.

In all, UCLA collected 624 yards in its first game under new offensive coordinator Jay Norvell.

BYU also played a Pac-10 team in its season opener, dispatching Arizona in Provo, 20-7.

New starting quarterback Max Hall threw for 288 yards and a pair of TDs for the Cougars, whose 11-game winning streak is the second-longest in the nation to Boise State's 14-game tear.

UCLA, which is beginning its 26th year of play at the Rose Bowl, has won 12 of its last 13 home games.

The Bruins are 6-1 all-time against the Cougars, but they have not met since 1995.