CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Standing outside the locker room following his team’s 28-20 win at Virginia, coach Jim Mora watched his players walk in, the expressions on their faces a telling one. “You would have thought they lost that game just by the expression on our young men’s faces,” he said. In a game UCLA never […]
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UCLA scrapes 28-20 win over UVA
This post was updated on August 30 at 1:11 p.m. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Escape. That much would best be used to describe UCLA football’s closer-than-expected 28-20 win over Virginia in its season opener. Down eight as late as the fourth quarter wound down, the Cavaliers drove down the field but couldn’t convert on fourth-and-eight from […]
Despite stats, Virginia may prove a challenge for UCLA
It’s hard to describe the feeling for UCLA football headed into its season opener v. Virginia Saturday. “I really feel they’re … excited to play a game,” said coach Jim Mora. Maybe even too excited, to the point of a bout of butterflies in their stomachs? “There’s a lot of anxiety coming into it,” said […]
New linebacking unit looks promising but still has a lot to prove
Ask Myles Jack about it. ‘With some turnover in the linebacker group, what do you say to people to ease those concerns?’ To him, the answer is simple. “I wouldn’t say it’s a turnover,” the sophomore linebacker said. “We’re just evolving.” Last year, the quartet of then-freshman Jack, then-senior Anthony Barr, then-redshirt junior Eric Kendricks […]
UCLA v. Virginia: Three things to watch for
1) UCLA’s passing game v. Virginia’s secondary There’s no positional group among either of these teams that’s as experienced as Virginia’s secondary. Six of Virginia’s current defensive backs combine for 112 career starts, second-most of any secondary nationally. Some standouts in the group are senior strong safety Anthony Harris, who led the nation in interceptions […]
From fútbol to football, Fabian Moreau finds his calling
Fabian Moreau was set up for failure. That’s the way his father, Berg Moreau, saw his situation, and so that’s what he told his son. At the time, the then-freshman running back didn’t see it much differently. Now, things could hardly be more different. Entering his second year as a starting cornerback, the junior appears […]
UCLA football pushes pace in practice with first game upcoming
Speed is the name of the game – at least in UCLA’s case, and most definitely, lately. The Bruin offense wants to go faster. Better yet, as fast as possible. Why? “When we go fast, there’s not a lot of teams that can stop us. … We really (start) to blow teams out of the […]