OFFENSE: Quarterback Travis Wilson (No. 7, Jr.) Last year, in UCLA’s 34-27 win over Utah, junior quarterback Travis Wilson threw six interceptions. A couple of interceptions less, and maybe the Bruins wouldn’t have left Salt Lake City with a victory. Now, four games into Utah’s (3-1) season, the 6-foot-7-inch Wilson has yet to throw […]
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UCLA football’s 62-27 win against ASU exposes weakness in defense
In the wake of a 62-27 drubbing of a bitter conference foe, the Bruins had little to complain about. Unfortunately for UCLA, over the first four games, neither have opposing quarterbacks. UCLA allowed a season-high 488 yards through the air to Arizona State backup quarterback Mike Bercovici as the Sun Devils converted 55 percent of […]
Football Sunday – Sept. 28, 2014
The Good: The Offense This group was simply unstoppable with quarterback Brett Hundley back in command. The redshirt junior completed 18 of 23 passes for 355 yards as a part of a 580-yard offensive performance. The Sun Devils had no answers for what the Bruins were doing offensively as Hundley and company averaged just under […]
Reviewing ‘The Drive’: Episode 5
The fifth episode of “The Drive” opens with a curious line from the show’s narrator: “Going into the bye week there is no game, but still plenty of work to be done.” While this is true for UCLA football, “The Drive” apparently decided to just take the week off too. Last week, I wrote that […]
UCLA v. Arizona State: Bruin report card
Quarterbacks: A+ So Brett Hundley’s left elbow appears to be fine. The redshirt junior quarterback threw for over 300 yards for a school-record 13th time in his career as part of a 18-23, 355-yard four-touchdown effort. Hundley delivered some picture-perfect throws, including a beautiful deep ball to Jordan Payton that the junior receiver then took […]
UCLA trounces ASU 62-27
Tempe, Ariz. – It was supposed to be a shoot-out. Turns out, UCLA just had too much firepower. Brett Hundley totaled over 400 yards of offense and junior cornerback Ishmael Adams had two returns for touchdowns as UCLA (4-0, 1-0) outscored Arizona State (3-1, 1-1) 45-10 over the final 43 minutes to rout the host […]
Bruins seek to defeat Sun Devils this Thursday in Pac-12 opener
Conference championship races aren’t normally settled until November, when the leaves are dead, the air is cold and the football decidedly more tense. But, if history holds true, the Pac-12 South division may be decided by Thursday night. No. 11 UCLA (3-0, 0-0) opens conference play on the road against arguably its greatest competition out […]