These teams are almost mirror images of one another. Both are once storied programs looking to reclaim their spot among the nation's top programs. Both have a fair amount of young talent. And both have upbeat boyish-looking head coaches that could best be described as "heroically smarmy."
Given the similarities and the relative youth of their teams, it makes sense that Lane Kiffin and Rick Neuheisel's teams are battling in a close, mistake-riddled game so far. UCLA missed on a long field goal to close out the half, and it's 10-10 right now.