Matt Cummings, football beat writer Prediction: UCLA 94, Utah 88 A Friday-night Pac-12 football matchup between two middling teams – one possibly without its starting quarterback and the other having lost four games in a row. If that doesn’t scream poorly-played-but-wildly-entertaining game to you, I don’t know what will. I was asked to give a […]
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UCLA men’s basketball to test young roster before season opener in China
It’s just an exhibition game, but the circumstances around UCLA men’s basketball’s Wednesday night matchup with Cal State Los Angeles give it plenty of importance. With UCLA, which usually begins the regular season at home, heading to Shanghai, China, for its opener against Georgia Tech on Nov. 10, Wednesday becomes a crucial opportunity for the […]
Bruins shredded by Huskies’ running game in beatdown in Seattle
Chris Petersen didn’t come into Saturday’s game expecting to run the ball 58 times, but the Washington coach did want to test UCLA’s run defense. “The plan was to run the ball to see how that would go,” Petersen said It went well for Washington, as it has for nearly all of UCLA’s opponents this […]
Josh Rosen exits game against Washington with injury in third quarter
This post was updated Oct. 28 at 5:22 p.m. Junior quarterback Josh Rosen left UCLA’s game at Washington on Saturday afternoon midway through the third quarter with an undisclosed injury. The Bruins were trailing 27-9 at the time. Television cameras showed Rosen on the sideline, a trainer holding a cloth up to the quarterback’s finger […]
Washington run game gashes UCLA in opening half for 20-9 lead
SEATTLE, Wash. — UCLA football (4-3, 2-2 Pac-12) entered halftime down 20-9 to No. 12 Washington (6-1, 3-1) on Saturday afternoon at Husky Stadium. The teams traded field goals in the opening quarter before the Huskies opened up the game by scoring 17 points in the second period. Washington trampled UCLA in the run game, […]
Gameday predictions: UCLA vs. Washington
Matt Cummings, football beat writerPrediction: Washington 35, UCLA 21 On paper, this really isn’t a fair matchup. Washington is loaded with talent all across its roster, and Washington have trampled nearly everyone in their path this season. The Washington defense is a top-five unit in the country and hasn’t allowed more than 16 points in […]
Washington’s defense to pose challenging roadblock for UCLA’s offense
Washington’s offense features the reigning Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year at quarterback, plus All-Pac-12 players at running back, wide receiver, tight end and center. And yet the Huskies’ defense might be the better unit. Heading into UCLA’s (4-3, 2-2 Pac-12) road date with No. 12 Washington (6-1, 3-1) on Saturday, the Huskies are third […]