Thousands of Virginia fans were yelling and screaming as junior Matt Mengel trotted out onto the field for his first Division I punt. On UCLA’s sideline, after the Bruins’ went three-and-out on their second possession of the season opener against Virginia, the coaches called for Mengel. He was headed in – as the starter – […]
Author Archives: Chris Kalra
Marcus Rios rewarded with coach Jim Mora’s first ever ‘game ball’
For almost two and a half years at UCLA – a span of 33 games before Saturday – coach Jim Mora never once handed out a ‘game ball.’ Again and again, situations that might have warranted one arose, yet the act never came to fruition. In the locker room after UCLA’s 36-34 win over Cal, […]
Bruins aim to end losing streak at Berkeley
At some point during the fall of every other year, a trip up the I-5 to Berkeley brings a football clash of two of the state’s most prestigious public schools – UCLA and Cal. Yet the Bruins haven’t emerged victorious up north since Bill Clinton headed the Oval Office and cell phones were relatively unheard […]
Senior guard Norman Powell embraces new role as team leader
If UCLA football’s last two games are any indication of how its season will play out, then – for UCLA fans at least – a new hope is on the horizon. UCLA men’s basketball begins its season in less than a month, on Nov. 14 against Montana State. Unlike UCLA football, the basketball team starts […]
UCLA football under heavy pressure after back-to-back losses
UCLA football has thrust itself into a tight situation, prickling at the Bruins from all sides. Off back-to-back losses, the pressure is on the Bruins to win the rest of their games, to salvage some of the fallen rubble of preseason expectations, to capture at the very least a Pac-12 South title. “Now we have […]
UCLA football drops out of AP poll, now unranked
It’s official: UCLA football, once ranked No. 7 to start the season, is now unranked in AP Poll. The drop comes after the Bruins lost to the then-No.12 Oregon Ducks 42-30 at home. Two weeks ago, the Bruins were No. 8, but two straight losses have derailed UCLA’s season hopes. Prior to Sunday, the Bruins […]
Bruins’ season on verge of slipping away after defeat against Oregon
PASADENA — Midway through the third quarter of UCLA’s 42-30 loss to Oregon, the Bruins’ offensive personnel looked listless, a lethargy befitting their demeanor. They weren’t on the sidelines. They were on the field, running plays down 35-10. Of the many things that crumbled on Saturday for No. 18 UCLA (4-2, 1-2 Pac-12), the players’ […]