No. 9 UCLA football handles Michigan State 28-10 at the Rose Bowl

It was business as usual for the No. 9 UCLA Bruins on Saturday, knocking Michigan State28-10 to move to 7-0 under first-year head coach Bob Chesney. UCLA survived a pretty slow start to the game and ultimately outlast the beat up Spartan team.The 2-6 Spartans showed resistance on SaturdayMichigan State moves to 0-5 in Big Ten Conference play but the team showed a lot of fight. The Spartans were down to their third-string quarterback, turning to true freshman Kayd Coffman. Coffman struggled hard, before getting lifted for Leo Hannan, who closed out the game at quarterback for Michigan State.UCLA's defense calmed the seas for the Bruins in the first halfIt didn’t look dire the entire game for Michigan State, a pair of UCLA lost fumbles gave the Spartans a chance early in the game. Both Anthony Woods and Jaivian Thomas lost fumbles in the first half but the UCLA defense forced a pair of turnovers to calm the storms for the Bruins.Bruin offense woke up after first half hibernationUCLA took a 14-7 lead into halftime but the team came out on fire in the third quarter, with Ty Dieffenbach hitting Brian Rowe Jr. for a 63-yard touchdown. Thomas found the endzone on the next UCLA drive, suddenly putting UCLA up 28-7 after halftime.UCLA's defense throttled the Michigan State offenseFrom there, UCLA was able to decelerate, controlling the game on the trenches on both sides of the ball. UCLA wound up with 245 rushing yards while holding Michigan State to just 156 total yards of offense. If not for the Woods fumble, it's unlikely that the Spartans find the end zone in this one.CFP is well within reach for UCLAUCLA did what was expected on Saturday but the win moves the team to 7-0. Next UCLA will face a Nevada team in a nonconference game next weekend at home before closing out the regular season with four tough Big Ten showdowns against Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan and USC. 10-2 likely gets UCLA to the College Football Playoffs, which is seeming like more and more of a possibility in year one under Chesney.This article originally appeared on UCLA Wire: No. 9 UCLA football handles Michigan State 28-10 at the Rose Bowl