Thanks to stout defense in the red zone, UCLA survived a poor first half and entered halftime of Saturday night’s road game at California down just 12-0. The Bears posted 267 total yards to the Bruins’ 97 but were unable to punch the ball into the end zone, coming away with only four field goals […]
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Report Card: UCLA vs. USC
Quarterbacks: C+ I feel like I write the same thing every week about Mike Fafaul. Saturday was yet another serviceable performance from the redshirt senior. Fafaul completed under 50 percent of his passes, though he did connect with redshirt sophomore receiver Jordan Lasley for a pair of touchdowns in the first half. The first score, […]
Senior guard Bryce Alford sees increase in play efficiency
It was a little over seven minutes into UCLA’s Sunday night blowout of Long Beach State, and the fast-paced Bruins – as they rarely have in this young season – had whittled down half the shot clock without probing the defense. The ball was in the hands of freshman point guard Lonzo Ball just outside […]
Third-down failures play major role in football’s loss to USC
The most memorable of UCLA’s third-down foibles Saturday night came early in the second quarter, when USC running back Ronald Jones II burst through the line on a third-and-one and scampered 60 yards to the end zone to tie the game at 14. That play seemed to shift the momentum of the game, as the […]
UCLA’s Kennedy Polamalu builds rivalry-laden career from both sides
He didn’t want to talk about them, but his face made it clear: Offensive coordinator Kennedy Polamalu has plenty of rivalry stories. Saturday’s rendition of the USC-UCLA rivalry will mark the 16th of Polamalu’s career. He’s 10-5 all-time, though he was a Trojan for 11 of those matchups, four as a player and seven as […]
Bruin basketball leads San Diego Toreros 41-33
UCLA’s offense was not at its best in the first half Thursday night, but the Bruins still managed to take a 41-33 lead into halftime against San Diego at Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins shot 44.8 percent from the field and were 0-for-8 from behind the 3-point line. Defensively, though, they held the Toreros to 30.8 […]
Report Card: UCLA vs. Oregon State
Quarterbacks: B- Saturday was the first win of Mike Fafaul’s career, and that meant a lot for the Bruins. From a performance standpoint, the redshirt senior had yet another solid, if unspectacular, outing. Offensive coordinator Kennedy Polamalu praised the passing game for its role in opening things up for the running game to have one […]