LOS ANGELES — The press conferences have gotten shorter. The football games have drawn fewer national eyeballs than the weeks following UCLA’s winless start. Such is the life as an under-.500 college football program with an interim head coach, amid a coaching search for the next leader, and a roster of players that could – or could not be – Bruins come the spring.

But still, interim coach Tim Skipper has reason to smile. He didn’t need to rally his team after falling to Ohio State in dominating fashion. The metaphorical – and physical locker room – is spotless. UCLA awaits another chance to self-start its engine and re-enter the win column against Washington at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Rose Bowl.

“We had a team meeting (Sunday) night and are focused on finishing the season right, on ta

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