This weekend, UCLA (4-6, 2-5 Pac-12) will have its annual matchup with crosstown rival USC (7-3, 6-2). Here’s a breakdown of what you should expect from the No. 13-ranked Trojans come Saturday. USC’s offense Base formations: Shotgun with 11 personnel (1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR) Run/pass ratio: 52.4 percent run, 47.6 percent pass Strengths: […]
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Men’s basketball looks to improved defense for successful season
It’s a new year, with many new high-profile recruits coming in, but the same question remains for the Bruins. Can they play defense? The UCLA men’s basketball team struggled to stop anyone – both on the perimeter and in the paint – last season. In Ken Pomeroy’s adjusted defensive efficiency ratings, the Bruins finished 11th […]
UCLA football expects strong resistance from Colorado
Hardly anyone saw Colorado’s breakthrough 2016 season coming. The Buffaloes were picked to finish dead last in the Pac-12 South in the preseason media poll. Many other news outlets, including ESPN and Sporting News, made the same prediction. Picking Colorado to finish last in the South seemed to be the logical choice at the time, […]
Football scouting report: Utah
UCLA (3-4, 1-3 Pac-12) will have its annual showdown with No. 19 Utah (6-1, 3-1) Saturday afternoon at the Rose Bowl. The Utes have been an AP Top 25 team for each of the last four weeks, even after suffering an upset against unranked Cal on Oct. 1. Meanwhile, the Bruins are mired in a […]
Football scouting report: Washington State
UCLA football heads up to Pullman, Washington, this weekend for the first time since the 2012 season – when the Bruins defeated the Washington State Cougars, 44-36. Back then, UCLA and Washington State were both in their first years of new head-coaching regimes. Jim Mora was in his first season coaching the Bruins, and Mike […]
Football scouting report: Arizona State
UCLA heads to Tempe, Arizona, this weekend for its annual matchup with Pac-12 South rival Arizona State. Last year, the Sun Devils got the better of the Bruins, pulling off the 38-23 upset at the Rose Bowl on Oct. 3, 2015. This year, the circumstances leading up to the game are exactly the same: UCLA […]
UCLA football’s effective defense against BYU to be tested by Stanford
PROVO, Utah — It was a defensive performance unlike anything we’ve seen from a UCLA team in recent memory. The Bruins held their opponent – the BYU Cougars – to 23 rushing yards on 25 attempts. That’s the fewest rushing yards allowed by a UCLA defense since 2008. [Recap: UCLA football tops BYU 17-14] But […]