As freshman Myles Jack produced a two-way performance on Saturday unlike anything in recent UCLA memory, fellow linebacker Anthony Barr submitted a game that the stat boxes will never remember. The senior pass-rushing maestro failed to record a tackle for the first time in his college career. Passes broken up or penalties accrued for Barr […]
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Football Tuesday – Nov. 12
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 (or Tuesday, in this case), the Daily Bruin will break down the Bruins’ most recent game, outlining the good, the bad and the verdict for […]
Heating up: UCLA football heads to the desert for Arizona showdown
Little was left to the imagination during UCLA and Arizona’s previous two meetings on the football field. One October night in 2011, a hapless Arizona team explosively unraveled the veneer of mediocrity surrounding what had been a 3-3 UCLA squad. The Wildcats came into the nationally televised meeting losers of 10 straight games against Football […]
UCLA football’s Devin Fuller, freshmen players come to fore
With short routes to Devin Fuller comprising a good portion of the Bruins’ offense during a troublesome late October, the wide receiver appeared unlikely to be the man who would awaken a deep passing game for UCLA. As fate and play design would have it, however, the sophomore became the playmaker who turned a rare […]
Football Monday – Nov. 4
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 […]
Football scouting report: Colorado
OFFENSE: WR Paul Richardson (Jr.) In an anemic Colorado offense, junior wide receiver Paul Richardson is the muscle. After missing the entirety of the 2012 season with a knee injury, Richardson is back to terrorize Pac-12 defenses. Through seven games, he already has 50 grabs for 914 yards, good for second in the Pac-12 behind […]
UCLA’s Mazzone impressed by young members of offensive line
Not even a mother could love Noel Mazzone’s playcalling. UCLA’s offensive coordinator joked after Wednesday’s football practice that only his mom and dog currently like him at moment, presumably referring to the criticisms that figure to be leveled at the playcaller behind an offense that has scored 24 points in two weeks. Mazzone went on […]