UCLA vs. Houston: live game report UCLA 17, Houston 0 (12:35 left in second quarter) There can only be one ... undefeated major college football team in Los Angeles. And at the moment -- with No. 2 USC having been upset by Stanford in Palo Alto -- that team is No. The Bruins just tacked on a 35-yard field goal by Ka'imi Fairbairn that followed a 27-yard punt return by Steven Manfro. Also, the loudest cheers of the night thus far came when they announced the score of the USC game. It's hard to imagine the Rose Bowl getting much louder the rest of this game. UCLA 14, Houston 0 (4:02 left in first quarter) And open in the end zone for UCLA ... Datone Jones? Yes, the UCLA senior defensive end was playing offense, and his first-ever catch went for a seven-yard touchdown. The 6-foot-4, 275-pound Jones lined up at tight end, as he did for a few plays last week against Nebraska, and rolled out on a play-action play. Quarterback Brett Hundley found the big man for six. The touchdown capped a 17-play, 90-yard drive that spanned 4 minutes 57 seconds. It took a while for UCLA to get some rhythm on offense, but it happened on this drive. UCLA 7, Houston 0 (14:44 left in the first quarter) Well, that was fast. On the second play of the game, Houston quarterback David Piland threw a short swing pass to Ronnie Williams. The pass was behind the line of scrimmage and it bounced off Williams" hands. For a moment, it just sat there, as a live ball. A moment later, UCLA linebacker Eric Kendricks scooped it up and he ran 23 yards to the end zone. Touchdown, Bruins. The extra point by Ka'imi Fairbairn was good. Pregame Hey there, DirecTV subscriber. We kid. Of course, if you do have DirecTV, you won't be able to watch tonight's game between the No. 22 UCLA Bruins (2-0) and the Houston Cougars (0-2) at the Rose Bowl. No worries. Stick with us here at the Los Angeles Times. We'll be live blogging tonight's affair, so stay tuned here for what should be a big UCLA win (Bruins are favored by about 17 points). A couple of players/aspects to keep an eye on: UCLA RB Johnathan Franklin: the dynamic (and, yes, potential Heisman Trophy candidate) leads the nation in rushing (215.5 yards a game). He's 96 yards from moving into second place on the Bruins' career rushing list, which would put him at 3,196. 1 on that list is Gaston Green, who has 3,731 yards. UCLA TE Joseph Fauria has three touchdowns in two games after having six touchdowns all of last season. The 6-foot-7 senior has been a red-zone target for freshman quarterback Brett Hundley and that should continue tonight. UCLA has rushed for 343 yards and 344 yards in its first two games after posting six 200-yard rushing yards games last season. UCLA is 80-3-1 when rushing for at least 250 yards, and its rushing offense this season ranks 2nd nationally. UCLA will be without guard Jeff Baca, who left last week's Nebraska game with what was believed to be a concussion. He is not in uniform for warmups and he did not practice during the week. reg Capella was expected to take Baca's spot at right guard. Capella was slowed during training camp because of a concussion. When he returned, the in offensive line was set. "I could look at it with bad attitude, and feel sorry for myself because I wasn't getting a lot of work in practice," Capella said. Or I could approach it that I was working toward helping the team. The last couple weeks I feel like I'm getting back to where I was. UCLA cornerback Ishmael Adams is also not in uniform for undisclosed reasons. Adams, a freshman, has been used mostly in pass defense packages. In the second half of its first two games, UCLA's defense has been dominant, giving up a total of 183 yards of offense and six points. Lastly, this game is a rematch of last season when these teams met in Houston and the Cougars won, 38-34. This season's Cougars aren't nearly as good, having lost their first two games, including falling to 36-point underdog Texas State. Not too long after that game, Houston fired its offensive coordinator. But like last season, Houston will still air it out. In its 56-49 loss to Louisiana Tech last week, Houston quarterback David Piland threw 77 passes and completed 53 of them, finishing with 580 yards and four touchdowns. He set an NCAA record in that game for most passing attempts with an interception; the previous record was 76, set by two players, one of them his predecessor at Houston, Case Keenum, in 2009. Florida State's Chris Thompson completes comeback Louisiana Monroe falls short of upsetting another SEC foe Nebraska wins big but Arkansas State looks like a million bucks