UCLA Spring Game 2015: Date, Start Time, TV Schedule, Live Stream and More

Fresh off a pair of 10-win seasons, head coach Jim Mora and the UCLA Bruins head into their 2015 Spring Showcase in search of a new starting quarterback.

With Brett Hundley headed for the NFL, a high-profile recruiting class, including quarterback Josh Rosen, takes center stage as the Bruins transition to a new era.

As UCLA looks ahead to next season in the hopes of competing for a conference title, the defense will also break in a new defensive coordinator, Tom Bradley.

Below, let's take a look at the important info surrounding the event.

2015 UCLA Spring Game

When: Saturday, April 25 at 1 p.m. ET

Where: Rose Bowl

TV: Pac-12 Networks

Live Stream: Pac-12.com/live

Preview

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Start with the most important feature of Saturday's event—quarterback.

Jerry Neuheisel and Asiantii Woulard have experience in UCLA's spread offense, but the real attention falls on the shoulders—or arm—of the freshman Rosen.

Mora is quick to point out he took his sweet time the last time he needed to make this decision, per Dan Greenspan of The Associated Press: "We didn't decide on the starter until, gosh, like 15 practices into fall that first year."

The wait may be just as excruciating this time around, but Saturday is an important hurdle for all involved.

Neuheisel is the most experienced, featuring 39 attempts last season and two touchdowns. But Rosen seems to have a quick grasp on the offense, at least according to last year's leading receiver, Jordan Payton, as Jack Wang of the Los Angeles Daily News captures:

If Rosen has closed the gap in such a regard, Saturday figures to be quite the battle.

The other major focal point Saturday will be the play of the offensive line. As Greenspan notes, offensive line coach Adrian Klemm was suspended for potential recruiting violations.

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As they say, though, the show must go on—a thought senior center Jake Brendel takes to heart. He has assumed the leadership role over the unit during spring practices, teaching technique and more to younger players.

"There is a certain way Coach Klemm likes things done," Brendel said, per Chris Foster of the Los Angeles Times. "That's something I know very well. I just make sure try to keep the mentality the way it was when he is here."

It should go without saying the quarterback competition won't be as effective as Mora needs it to be if his protectors in the trenches suffer from Klemm's absence. Brendel's efforts and the state of the unit will be on display this weekend.

Either way, the quarterbacks face a major task against an improving defense. While Owamagbe Odighizuwa and Eric Kendricks head to the NFL, the secondary gets a shot in the arm with the return of Randall Goforth.

Goforth missed most of last season with shoulder issues, but he returns as the leader of a developing unit. David Woods of BruinReportOnline.com notes his impact so far this spring: "[Goforth] has had a very impressive spring for a guy still coming off of shoulder surgery, and if we had to guess, he's going to have a pretty big year."

As a whole, the defense will be quite the interesting storyline to watch with Bradley now in control. He crafted strong units for years at Penn State, but Pac-12 offenses are a different animal by comparison. Still, he helped improve West Virginia's unit last year in the Big 12 while acting as assistant head coach. 

Replacing Kendricks is another hurdle for Bradley, and one to watch Saturday. Sophomore Kenny Young figures to assume the void but made a point recently to tell the globe he's not just another Kendricks.

"E.K. had a certain way, but I'm not the next Eric Kendricks," Young said, per Foster. "I am the first Kenny Young, and I want to leave my legacy. That's going to be my approach the next couple years."

Young has big cleats to fill by replacing the Butkus Award winner, but he sounds up to task. A unit in transition will look to him and Goforth this weekend and beyond.

Saturday is a critical day for Mora and UCLA football. It always is to a degree, but perhaps even more so this time around with questions in need of answers on a new-look defense and at the most important position of all.

Anyone with a stake in Pac-12 football would be wise to pay attention.

Info courtesy of UCLABruins.com unless otherwise specified.