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 42-30 loss to […]
Author Archives: Kevin Bowman
UCLA v. Oregon: Bruin report card
Quarterback: B- If not for the fourth quarter, this grade would have been much lower. Redshirt junior Brett Hundley was ineffective through the air for most of the day, throwing for just 97 yards through the first three quarters. But his performances on the ground and in the fourth quarter allowed UCLA to save some […]
Football scouting report: Oregon
OFFENSE: QB Marcus Mariota (No. 8, RS Jr.) If there’s any positive to take as UCLA heads into its matchup against its toughest opponent and toughest opposing quarterback thus far, it’s this: At least the defense goes up against a darn-near similar quarterback in practice everyday. “We have similar traits,” said redshirt junior quarterback Brett […]
Bo Knows: Wins against key teams essential for football program to advance
Full disclosure: I grew up a crazed fan of Cal football. Nearly every day, I wore a Cal shirt, Cal shorts and a Cal hat. I even owned a pair of Cal boxers, weirdly. If you were a fan of college football during the mid-2000s, you were probably familiar with the Cal teams I watched […]
UCLA needs win against No. 12 Oregon to reach championship
This was supposed to be the marquee matchup of the week. It was supposed to feature two top-10 teams vying for Pac-12 and national supremacy. It was supposed to feature two Heisman-candidate quarterbacks playing at their peak form. Rumors of ESPN bringing College GameDay to Westwood were swirling. But of course, nothing went according to […]
Long line of issues lead to UCLA’s exorbitant sacks-allowed total
The way redshirt junior quarterback Brett Hundley held his ground in the pocket as a swarm of Utah pass rushers engulfed him was almost poetic – a captain going down with his sinking ship. The Bruins may not have accepted their fate – a 30-28 loss to the Utes – but when Hundley was taken […]
Bo Knows: UCLA football’s underwhelming early-season performances prove ominous
For the first month of UCLA’s season, the storyline was the same: Just wait until the Bruins face a real opponent, then we’ll get a real sense of how good they are. That was the justification fans, pundits and I made for why ESPN’s favorite dark horse national champion pick looked merely mediocre against its […]