Run of the Year: Jack Bursts Through Myles Jack reached the first-down marker to convert a third-and-2 by doing all that coaches could reasonably ask of a situational offensive player. One cut to the outside later, the former track relay athlete exploded down the right sideline and swatted away a few desperate arm tackles en […]
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UCLA football to face a rising USC squad at the Coliseum
When Jim Mora looks across town at USC, he sees a team enjoying football. Moreover, Mora sees a squad led by the man with the best coaching performance in the Pac-12 this year. The UCLA coach told reporters Tuesday that he selected USC’s interim coach Ed Orgeron as his choice for Pac-12 Coach of the […]
Football Monday – Nov. 25, 2013
Every UCLA football Saturday, whether at the Rose Bowl or on the road, has so much more to it than a win or a loss. That’s why each postgame Monday, the Daily Bruin will break down the Bruins’ most recent game, outlining the good, the bad and the verdict for their performance. This week, we […]
Taxing season for Bruins to culminate with rivalry game
Members of UCLA’s football team trudged to the locker room moments after falling short in a final, desperate push to extend a shot at a BCS bowl game. Some Bruins began the walk with their faces in plain sight during a walk to the exit tunnel. But as they neared the end zone, a handful […]
UCLA secondary aims to overcome recent struggles against Arizona State
Perhaps no aspect of UCLA football entered the season with more question marks than a secondary that returned no starters from 2012. An overhauled defensive backfield held up throughout the majority of the season, limiting all opponents to less than 290 yards and all but one under 250 yards passing until last Friday. In the […]
UCLA’s Devin Lucien scores first career touchdown against Huskies
Facing a Washington cornerback blitz, redshirt sophomore quarterback Brett Hundley turned to his right and rifled a ball past the outstretched hands of a jumping defensive back. Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Devin Lucien proceeded to burn the Huskies’ defense by melting away more than two-and-a-half seasons of anticipation and frustration. With his front facing Hundley, […]
Black Friday: UCLA to face off against Washington, Mora’s alma mater
One of the biggest compliments Jim Mora could pay to his alma mater Washington wound up as one of the coach’s biggest regrets. Mora expressed in a 2006 interview with a Seattle radio station that he would drop any post, including his then-head coaching gig with the Atlanta Falcons, for a chance at coaching the […]