To continue our offseason evaluations, we're running through three questions facing each Pac-12 team entering 2017. We'll continue with UCLA.

1. Will the Bruins solve their running game problem?

Assessing UCLA in 2016 has a bit of broken record feel to it because there was one aspect to the team that was so woefully incompetent that it seems like piling on to keep pointing it out. That part, of course, was the Bruins' running game, which was so bad that coach Jim Mora midway through the year called it, “as bad as I've ever seen.” It was without question one of the least effective running games in all of college football and the primary root of the Bruins' offensive struggles. For things to get turned around under new offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch, that's where things have to start -- and spring ball will answer questions about just how, exactly, Fisch plans to change things up. All five of UCLA's running backs that received carries will be back, but considering Soso Jamabo led that group with just 321 yards (3.9 yards per carry), it's hard to be confident in predicting how the carries will, or should, be distributed next year. No one did enough to generate much optimism.

2. What does a third coordinator and third position coach in three years mean for QB Josh Rosen?

Rosen's freshman season in 2015 was about as encouraging as it gets. From Game 1, it was clear he was a next-level talent capable of becoming one of the best quarterbacks in the country, but Rosen didn't exactly have a symbiotic relationship with offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone and his son, quarterbacks coach Taylor Mazzone. When both departed for Texas A&M and Mora brought in Marques Tuiasosopo as the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator, it seemed like a better fit. Rosen seemingly respected Tuiasosopo, a former NFL quarterback, and spoke at length about how much he was learning under the former Washington star, but it didn't translate to on-field success. Rosen played well at times, but the offense's limitations -- because of its lack of a running game -- made life hard on him. His season-ending shoulder injury means his sophomore year needs to graded as incomplete and Tuiasosopo moved to Cal shortly after it was announced Fisch would be the Bruins' quarterbacks coach in addition to the offensive coordinator. Common sense says it's tough to keep changing schemes year after year, but this is the hand he's been dealt.

3. How much of an impact will Jaelan Phillips make in 2017?

The Bruins secured the Pac-12's top-ranked recruit in outside linebacker Jaelan Phillips, the No. 3 overall player in the ESPN300 and No. 1 defensive player. Phillips has already enrolled in classes and should make an immediate impact on a Bruins defense that loses several key pieces, including potential first-round pick Takkarist McKinley. McKinley matured into one of the best pass-rushers in the country last season and his role coming off the edge is where the UCLA staff believes Phillips can contribute from Day 1. At 6-foot-5, 241 pounds, he already has the required size and his performance at the Army All-American Bowl confirmed his talent stands out when side-by-side with some of the other top incoming players in the country.