This article was updated Oct. 1 at 1:40 a.m. The defense finally showed up. UCLA football gave up a combined 106 points and 1,113 yards in its past two games – both losses – but only allowed 434 yards to Colorado as the Bruins (3-2, 1-1 Pac-12) defeated the Buffaloes (3-2, 0-2) 27-23 Saturday night. “We […]
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Limiting turnovers, helping defense key for UCLA football against Colorado
Two overarching themes have become clear in UCLA football’s first four games this season – untimely turnovers and a fragile defense. After turning the ball over seven times in the past two weeks, UCLA’s offense has made it a priority to hold onto the ball and make Colorado (3-1, 0-1 Pac-12) drive the length of […]
Missed opportunities, weak run game lead to UCLA’s 58-34 loss to Stanford
This article was updated Sept. 24 at 1:26 a.m. Stanford went through three quarterbacks against UCLA, but as long as the Cardinal had Bryce Love in the backfield, their offense kept churning and scoring. The running back gashed the Bruins for 263 yards – the second-highest single-game total in Cardinal program history – on 30 […]
Football’s altered defense will need to cover its mediocre offense
Josh Rosen is not perfect after all. The junior quarterback said as much following UCLA football’s first loss of the season Sept. 16, but he’s still leading the country in passing yards and passing touchdowns. “He’s thrown for 13 touchdowns and two interceptions, so those (interceptions) are (going to) come,” said offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch. […]
Shaky quarterback, limited defense caused football’s loss to Memphis
Josh Rosen tried playing the hero role against Memphis. Similar to UCLA’s season opening comeback against Texas A&M, the offense had the ball with three minutes left in the game and needed a touchdown drive to steal a win from its opponent. But this time, the junior quarterback ended up as the scapegoat as his […]
UCLA’s game against Memphis to showcase both teams’ offensive prowess
Coach Jim Mora isn’t concerned that UCLA football’s first road game of the season will kick off at 9 a.m. PST – during the school year, he said the players frequently lift weights at 6 a.m. and start practice by 7 a.m. He’s also not worried about the offense, which has scored touchdowns on 13 […]
UCLA blows out Hawai’i 56-23 with strong offensive explosion
This post was updated Sept. 9th at 7:19 p.m. Six days later, it was more of the same for UCLA football’s offense. Junior quarterback Josh Rosen completed 22 of 25 passes for 329 yards and five touchdowns, and the Bruins’ starters found the end zone in all but one of their drives – the […]