Each week, Daily Bruin Sports takes a look at the game film for UCLA football and grades each position group on its performance. This week, we grade UCLA’s 24-23 win over BYU. The grades aren’t quite as stellar as they were in past weeks, as the Bruins struggled to win for the first time this […]
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UCLA football loses CB Fabian Moreau to injury, reinstates Ishmael Adams
UCLA’s defensive secondary lost a key piece on Tuesday, but gained one back as well. Coach Jim Mora announced Tuesday morning that senior and starting cornerback Fabian Moreau will miss the rest of the season because of a lisfranc injury, and he also said that redshirt junior cornerback Ishmael Adams has been reinstated to the […]
Junior linebacker overcomes inexperience to prove pivotal against BYU
PASADENA — Isaako Savaiinaea had waited a long time for an opportunity to play with UCLA’s first-team defense in a big-time game. “I’ve always been prepared,” the junior inside linebacker said. “If this day comes, then I’ll be ready.” The day came on Saturday against No. 19 Brigham Young University (2-1). Savaiinaea, a second-string inside […]
UCLA football trails BYU 10-3 at halftime
PASADENA — And now the freshman growing pains have really started to set in for quarterback Josh Rosen and UCLA football. For the first two games of the season, the true freshman looked unflappable. Even when he was a bit off last week against UNLV, he was still able to overcome his minor struggles and the Bruins still won […]
Football scouting report: BYU
UCLA football faces its first ranked opponent of the season this Saturday – No. 19 BYU. The No. 10 Bruins (2-0) have won each of their first two games in runaway fashion while the Cougars (2-0) have pulled off two last-minute upsets in their first two games. Here’s a scouting report on what BYU brings […]
Overlooked Outings: Kolton Miller bolsters Bruin O-line against Rebel defense
Football is a game where the stats aren’t foolproof. There aren’t ways to quantify how well an offensive lineman or defensive lineman controls the line of scrimmage, and there aren’t ways to truly measure how well a defensive back plays in man coverage. This year, Daily Bruin Sports will take a look at one UCLA […]
Report Card: UCLA vs. UNLV
Each week, Daily Bruin Sports takes a look at the game film for the UCLA football game and grades each position group on its performance. This week, we grade UCLA’s 37-3 win over UNLV. There are a lot of high grades – just like last week – but two different position groups took home the […]