UCLA’s depth was supposed to be its strength. The Bruins lost Paul Perkins, their leading rusher, and wide receivers Jordan Payton and Thomas Duarte to the NFL, but returned almost everyone else for what was supposed to be a national championship run. But through four games, having multiple options hasn’t helped the Bruins (2-2, 0-1 […]
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UCLA’s running back trio still looking for a breakout performance
The self-proclaimed big three of running backs were ready. UCLA (2-2, 0-1 Pac-12) struggled to run the ball consistently in previous weeks, notching 50 total yards against BYU, and was looking for a spark in its Pac-12 home opener. Sophomore running back Bolu Olorunfunmi has played in all four of the Bruins’ games this season, […]
UCLA football leads No. 7 Stanford 10-3 at halftime
It was all No. 7 Stanford (2-0, 1–0 Pac-12) the first half. Except for the score. The Cardinal dominated time of possession, had more yards and first downs than UCLA (2-1), but the Bruins capitalized on their drives and stifled the Stanford offense for a 10-3 lead, the first halftime lead in this matchup since […]
Bruin football ready to set tone for season, upset Stanford
The defending Pac-12 champions, one of the best players in the country and an eight-game losing streak all come into play Saturday when UCLA (2-1) opens conference play at the Rose Bowl against No. 7 Stanford (2-0, 1-0 Pac-12). Although the pressure has been palpable at practice this week, the players and coaches say they […]
Q&A: The Stanford Daily on how the Cardinal will match up with the Bruins
To get some inside information on the Stanford football team, Daily Bruin Sports reached out to The Stanford Daily and asked a few questions about the Cardinal before their upcoming game against UCLA this Saturday. All of the responses below come from Vihan Lakshman, a football writer at The Stanford Daily. Daily Bruin Sports: It […]
Gameday predictions: UCLA vs. Stanford
UCLA football (2-1) will play Stanford (2-0) on Saturday night. Last year, the Cardinal dominated the game 56-35, their eighth straight win over the Bruins since 2008. UCLA opened as 1 point favorites, but the current point spread for this game – according to Westgate, SportsBetting.ag and BETONLINE.ag – is 3 points, in favor of […]
Bruin defense prepares to stifle Stanford star Christian McCaffrey
Craig Myers had a turn. Then Damian Alloway stepped up. Christian Pabico took a stab at it, so did Brad Sochowski. Stephen Johnson III and Theo Howard each had a shot, but none of the speedy scout-team players could quite capture the elusiveness and versatility of “slippery” Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey. “No disrespect to […]