Entering Saturday, only three teams in the nation boasted worse turnover margins than UCLA. The Bruins were last in the Pac-12 in takeaways and 10th in giveaways. Their offense hadn’t produced a turnover-free performance in four games, and their defense hadn’t generated a turnover in either of its previous two outings. Saturday’s 31-14 win over […]
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UCLA surrenders early lead, enters halftime tied 14-14 with Oregon
UCLA (3-3, 1-2 Pac-12) entered halftime against Oregon (4-3, 1-3) tied 14-14 on Saturday at the Rose Bowl. The Bruins started strong, jumping out to a 14-0 lead by scoring touchdowns on back-to-back drives in the first quarter, but allowed a pair of touchdowns in the second quarter as the Ducks evened the score. Junior […]
UCLA set to face strong defense in homecoming game against Oregon
For most of the season, the UCLA offensive line has been strong in pass protection. Last week, the unit fell off, giving up five sacks in a 47-30 loss at Arizona. “We’ve been really good up front and we struggled tonight,” said coach Jim Mora after the game. “Tonight was bad. We’ve got to get […]
Oregon’s running back to pose familiar threat to UCLA football
As if the scene of Arizona quarterback Khalil Tate continually running through, around and away from UCLA defenders wasn’t enough, the Bruins will face yet another dangerous rusher this week. Oregon running back Royce Freeman might not have quite the same top-end speed as Tate, but he’s a powerful back who moved into fourth place […]
UCLA defense struggles against Arizona despite talk of improvement
It didn’t take long for the talk of improved tackling to look hollow. Just over a minute into Saturday night’s 47-30 loss at Arizona, UCLA allowed the type of big play the Bruins had spent two weeks preparing to avoid. Arizona quarterback Khalil Tate, whose legs were a well-known threat after his Football Bowl Subdivision-record […]
Trio of turnovers saddle UCLA with 30-14 halftime deficit against Arizona
TUCSON, Ariz.—For two weeks, the Bruins talked about turning over a new page in their season. In the first half of Saturday’s matchup with Arizona, though, all UCLA did was turn over the ball. UCLA coughed up possession three times in the opening half Saturday, entering halftime trailing the Wildcats 30-14. Junior running back Soso […]
UCLA football to play Arizona, will rely on steady players Rosen, Young
It would be wise to expect some crooked numbers on the board in Saturday’s football game between UCLA and Arizona. The Bruins (3-2, 1-1 Pac-12) will head to Tucson seeking their sixth straight win over the Wildcats, (3-2, 1-1) this time in a meeting of two teams averaging over 40 points a game. “We’ve got […]