Paul Perkins Injury: Updates on UCLA RB's Knee and Return

UCLA Bruins running back Paul Perkins suffered a knee injury in Thursday night's win over Cal, but he didn't suffer any ligament damage, per Bruin Report Online.

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Updates on Perkins' Playing Status

Thursday, Oct. 29

Head coach Jim Mora said Perkins is "on track" to play against Colorado, per Jack Wang of the L.A. Daily News.

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Perkins Injury Would Leave UCLA With Two Unproven Options

Perkins has 754 rushing yards, 125 receiving yards and eight touchdowns on the season and turned heads against BYU with 219 rushing yards in a comeback victory.

Soso Jamabo and Bolu Olorunfunmi handled the rushing duties after the starter left the game. Jamabo is a freshman who didn’t have more than nine carries in a single game coming into Thursday’s contest, and Olorunfunmi—who is also a freshman—didn’t have more than eight carries in a game this year before Thursday.

Both are high-upside youngsters who are physical enough to pick up tough yardage (Olorunfunmi is 220 pounds, and Jamabo is 210 pounds), but the Bruins need their rushing leader back if they hope to fulfill their goals for the rest of the season.