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PASADENA “”mdash; We clear out the quote bank following UCLA“s 29-28 win over Arizona State that put the Bruins alone in first place atop the Pac-12 South division.
Redshirt junior quarterback Kevin Prince
On turnaround after loss to Arizona
“We just keep fighting.
PASADENA “”mdash; The UCLA offensive line walked toward the sideline, raising their arms in an attempt to rally the Rose Bowl’s crowd during a timeout late in the fourth quarter of its game against Arizona State on Saturday.
It was unfamiliar territory for the Bruins and their fans.
PASADENA “”mdash; UCLA, meet winning streak. Winning streak, meet UCLA.
After beating No. 20 Arizona State 29-28 on Saturday, the Bruins have won two games in a row for the first time this season and now control their own destiny as the leaders of the Pac-12 South division.
The battle for first place in the Pac-12 South is halfway through and UCLA leads Arizona State by a nose, 16-14.
It all came rushing back to Johnathan Franklin like a bad dream. When asked to recount the details of last season’s 21-point loss to Arizona State, the redshirt junior running back blurted out every last detail of the loss that effectively ended UCLA’s chances at a bowl game.
The UCLA football team names two scout team players of the week at the conclusion of the week’s practices. Scholarship players sophomore defensive tackle Cassius Marsh and redshirt sophomore Ricky Marvray ran away with the honors as they were serving their respective Pac-12 mandated suspensions by dominating the scout teams, which are largely comprised of walk-ons.
To the casual channel surfer who flipped to Fox Sports Prime Ticket on Saturday evening, it looked as though redshirt freshman linebacker Aramide Olaniyan had just won the Super Bowl.
