Coach Jim Mora sounded like a broken record after UCLA’s 27-21 loss to Washington State. There was more talk about the atrocious run game, the stalwart defense, the call to fix the offense and coming up just short in the Bruins’ fourth loss of the season. “It was a frustrating loss,” Mora said. “We couldn’t […]
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Backup Mike Fafaul faces same offensive struggles as Josh Rosen
Different quarterback, same story. UCLA (3-4, 1-3 Pac-12) lost for the third time in four games, this time to Washington State (4-2, 3-0) with sophomore quarterback Josh Rosen sidelined with upper and lower body injuries. “Kind of the same old story unfortunately,” said coach Jim Mora. “We couldn’t run the ball, we couldn’t protect the […]
Gameday predictions: UCLA vs. Washington State
UCLA football (3-3, 1-2 Pac-12) will play Washington State (3-2,2-0 Pac-12) on Saturday night. Last year, the Cougars upset the Bruins with a fourth quarter comeback at the Rose Bowl. The current point spread for this game – according to Westgate, SportsBetting.ag and BETONLINE.ag – is 7 points, in favor of Washington State. In the […]
Bruin football sees chance to turn conference play around against Cougars
Conference play just started, but UCLA is already in familiar territory. For the third straight year and the fourth time in five years, the Bruins (3-3) have opened up Pac-12 play 1-2. Each time, they’ve bounced back to string together at least a three-game win streak. UCLA dropped three close games to Texas A&M, Stanford […]
UCLA football finds confidence with backup quarterback Fafaul
Redshirt senior Mike Fafaul looked up at the poster of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady hanging in his room for years. The backup quarterback won’t be a Patriot this weekend, but he’ll have to be Brady-esque to help UCLA (3-3, 1-2 Pac-12) beat Washington State (3-2, 2-0 Pac-12) on the road. Sophomore starter Josh […]
Football looking for breakthrough in poor running game performance
In training camp, UCLA’s biggest problems were how to utilize all its wide receivers and which running back would start in the backfield. At the halfway point in the season, the Bruins are 3-3 and 1-2 in the Pac-12, with no run game, an injured quarterback and little confidence. Sophomore quarterback Josh Rosen left the […]
The Dam Truth: Dismissing misogyny as ‘locker room talk’ perpetuates prejudice
Dear Donald Trump, I’m a sports writer, so I never thought I’d be writing anything about you this year, but here we are. This weekend, I was in Tempe, Arizona covering the UCLA football team’s dismal loss to ASU. Before games, I have my own pregame traditions – I walk around by myself, take in […]