In a wistful moment, Jim Mora bowed his head ever so slightly, a disheartened look spreading across his face. Clearly, UCLA’s 42-14 loss to then-No. 2 Oregon last October was nowhere near what the coach came to Eugene for as he spoke to the media afterwards. “It was disappointing you know. We weren’t satisfied being […]
Author Archives: Chris Kalra
Beat writers’ game day predictions: UCLA v. Oregon
Prior to each UCLA football game, the Daily Bruin football beat writers will predict the score and give a short reasoning behind their prediction. To keep track of how far off each writer’s predictions are from reality, the “prediction differential” statistic shows the average difference between the writer’s predicted margin of victory and the actual […]
Scott Quessenberry dedicates season to brother with cancer
It started with a troubling phone conversation. On June 6, UCLA’s sophomore starting right guard Scott Quessenberry picked up his father’s call. Scott’s eldest brother, David Lee Quessenberry, at 24 years old and in his second year as a Houston Texans offensive lineman, had been diagnosed with T-lymphoblastic lymphoma, a rare and severe form of […]
UCLA defense seeks to stop high-power Oregon offense
It’s somewhat of a schematic oddity football-wise. Often on offense, No. 12 Oregon spreads its receivers out along the line of scrimmage, with redshirt junior Marcus Mariota lining up in shotgun and a running back or two alongside him. Then they run the ball. With a spread offense, passing is the conventional play call. But […]
Football Monday: UCLA v. Utah
Every UCLA football Saturday 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 take a closer look at UCLA’s 30-28 loss to […]
UCLA football falls to No. 18 in AP poll after Utah loss
After a 30-28 loss to Utah Saturday night, UCLA tumbled down all the way from No. 8 to No. 18 in the AP rankings. The coaches’ poll was not as friendly either, dropping the Bruins (4-1) from No. 9 to No. 17. UCLA’s next opponent, Oregon (4-1), who lost to Arizona 31-24, fell from No. […]
Q&A: Daily Utah Chronicle gives new insight into Saturday’s football game
As No. 8 UCLA football (4-0, 1-0 Pac-12) faces Utah (3-1, 0-1 Pac-12) at the Rose Bowl on Saturday, one of the Daily Bruin’s football beat writers, Chris Kalra, spoke with his counterpart, Ryan Miller from Utah’s student newspaper, the Daily Utah Chronicle, about Saturday’s game to get the vantage point from Salt Lake City. […]