The Bruins (3-5, 1-4 Pac-12) are coming off their bye week and facing the No. 21 Buffaloes (6-2, 4-1 Pac-12) on their home turf in Colorado. Colorado is headed by Mike Macintyre, who is entering his fourth season as head coach. Here’s the scouting report: Colorado’s offense Base formation: Single-back shotgun Run-pass percentage: 40.6 percent […]
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UCLA’s performance during football game against Utah frightens fans
Last-minute Halloween costume idea: dress as the UCLA running game. Even amongst the most grotesque of the ghouls and goblins, the Bruins’ rushing attack would be a contender for the most unsightly costume of all. As ghastly as the ground game has been, the Bruins aren’t trying to change the aesthetic with four games left. […]
Pac-12 football continues legacy of unpredictable matchups
For years, the Pac-12 has been a league defined by unpredictable results and unreliable teams. The one school that seemed immune to the uncertainty was Stanford. You could count on the Cardinal. That’s why it wasn’t all that surprising when Stanford engineered a late-game comeback to beat UCLA in September. But the next week, the […]
Report Card: UCLA vs. Washington State
Quarterbacks: B Josh who? No, Mike Fafaul wasn’t quite that good, but the redshirt senior did as well as anyone could have expected in his first career start, throwing three touchdowns in the second half and keeping the Bruins in the game even as the rushing attack continued to falter. The coaching staff built the […]
Bruin football beaten by Cougars 27-21 despite late comeback
UCLA football fell to Washington State 27-21 on Saturday night, as a 21-point second half wasn’t enough to dig the Bruins out of the hole they dug themselves during a scoreless first half. With sophomore starting quarterback Josh Rosen sidelined by an injury, backup Mike Fafaul played as well as anyone could have expected, completing […]
UCLA football trails Washington State 10-0 at halftime
Another week, another frustrating first-half offensive performance. UCLA football was shut out in the first half by Washington State, posting just 100 total yards with sophomore starting quarterback Josh Rosen sidelined, and falling behind 10-0 at the half. Redshirt senior backup quarterback Mike Fafaul looked better than he did last week, going 6-for-12 for 84 […]
Report Card: UCLA vs. Arizona State
Quarterbacks: C This is a difficult grade to settle on. First of all, two quarterbacks played and they have entirely disparate talent levels. Sophomore Josh Rosen is a star, and he played like it at times, but backup redshirt senior Mike Fafaul is a former walk-on who looked overmatched when he entered in relief of […]