For the most part, the rivalry between UCLA and USC is one that is easily demarcated. Two teams separated by 12 miles of mutual animosity, loyalties easily identified against a backdrop of either Bruin blue or Trojan cardinal. Come Saturday though, coach Jim Mora said he hopes the game won’t be so black and white. […]
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Beat writers’ game day predictions: UCLA v. USC
Prior to each UCLA football game, the Daily Bruin football beat writers will predict the score and give a short reasoning behind their predictions. To keep track of how far off each writer’s predictions are from reality, the “prediction differential” statistic shows the average difference between the writer’s predicted margin of victory and the actual […]
Football scouting report: USC
Offense: Junior WR Nelson Agholor (No. 15) UCLA has faced a wealth of talented and tough-to-defend wide receivers this season. Cal junior Bryce Treggs, Arizona State redshirt junior Jaelen Strong, Colorado junior Nelson Spruce and Utah senior Dres Anderson are all daunting players to cover. UCLA’s secondary may face its toughest challenge yet Saturday in […]
Bo Knows: UCLA has proven itself the better LA team over last three seasons
Isn’t it kind of weird it’s gotten to the point that it would be both a shock and a disappointment if UCLA lost to USC Saturday? It’s wild to think about how drastically each program has changed over the past three years. After UCLA’s 50-0 blowout loss to USC in 2011, it’s the Trojans who […]
Player combats multiple injuries, makes successful comeback as DB
It took just three games for Anthony Jefferson’s dreams to derail. As a senior at Cathedral High School in Los Angeles, the now-redshirt senior defensive back dominated on both sides of the ball. As a wide receiver, he had 63 catches for 1,286 yards and 15 touchdowns. He added 42 tackles and two interceptions on […]
UCLA fans react to protest that halted Beat ‘SC Bonfire
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UCLA defense faces tough challenge in slowing down diverse USC offense
USC’s offense will be simultaneously familiar and completely new to UCLA’s defense this Saturday. The Bruins have played against teams with similar spread offenses. They’ve faced teams that run a pro-style offense. But playing against an offense that fuses the two together is foreign to UCLA. “(USC is) extremely diverse. Kinda the best of the […]