It was an opportunistic team performance that allowed USC to stun its crosstown rivals Saturday afternoon. The Trojans created their luck, with defense and special teams forcing Bruin mistakes at key moments and the offense capitalizing when it mattered. Twice this game the USC unhorsed UCLA just as the Bruins were gathering momentum, seizing the […]
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Scouting report: USC
On Saturday, UCLA will face USC in a battle for the Pac-12 South title. The Bruins (8-3, 5-3 Pac-12) have defeated the Trojans (7-4, 5-3) for three straight years. Here’s a scouting report for USC, a talented team that will be looking to avenge recent history. Offense Base Formation: Spread Run/Pass Ratio: 53 percent rush […]
Scouting report: Washington State
On Saturday, No. 19 UCLA (7-2, 4-2 Pac-12) will face a Washington State team that has shown significant improvement this year. After a 3-9 season in 2014, the Cougars (6-3, 4-2) have made their way to second place in the Pac-12 North this season, even putting themselves in position to defeat then-No. 8 Stanford two […]
Bruins capitalize on time despite being outplayed by Buffs in home win
The scoreline of UCLA’s 35-31 victory over Colorado was a fairly typical; one look at the stat sheet, however, will show just how misleading those numbers were. This was a game where the Buffs ran nearly twice as many plays as the Bruins and where Colorado held the ball for over two-thirds of the game, […]
Football scouting report: Colorado
On Saturday, No. 24 UCLA (5-2, 2-2 Pac-12) will face a Colorado team that is last in the Pac-12 South division. The Buffaloes (4-4, 1-3) are fresh off their first conference win of the 2015 season, but have lost four games in a row to the Bruins since 2011. Here’s a scouting report for Colorado, […]
Overlooked Outings: John Johnson lays down coverage in UCLA football victory over Cal
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 week, Daily Bruin Sports takes a look at redshirt sophomore cornerback […]
Offensive outburst fuels UCLA’s upset victory over No. 20 Cal
After two weeks of misery, facing one of the hottest quarterbacks in college football, it seemed like UCLA was primed for another week of disappointment. Instead, it performed brilliantly, dominating in all facets of the game en route to a 40-24 victory over California. In a game where Golden Bear quarterback Jared Goff was mostly […]