UCLA’s pass defense faced arguably the toughest four-game stretch of any team in the nation over the past month. In the last four games, UCLA has faced the nation’s No. 16 passing offense in Oregon, the No. 4 passing offense in Cal, the No. 17 passing offense in Colorado and the No. 10 passing offense […]
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UCLA football’s backfield duo revitalizes team’s ground attack
Though Brett Hundley passed over the NFL and returned to school for another year, the thought of playing on Sundays affected his Saturdays. It showed in his game, as the redshirt junior quarterback tried to be the player that pro scouts wanted him to be, rather than the one that No. 18 UCLA needed him […]
Bo Knows: UCLA defense realizes preseason hype with dominant showing vs. Arizona
This is what it was supposed to look like. When all the ESPN “experts” picked UCLA to reach the College Football Playoff, this is what they had in mind. UCLA’s defensive performance against Arizona Saturday was just that good. Facing the most explosive offense in the Pac-12 and one of the most dangerous offenses in […]
Myles Jack meets new competition from his home state of Washington
Sunday, Nov. 9 will be the one-year anniversary. Nov. 9, 2013 was the day Myles Jack went from freshman linebacker to college football superstar. A handoff to the right, one cut and 66 yards later, and Jack was a household name. So it’s only fitting that the day before the anniversary of his origin story […]
Football Monday: UCLA v. Arizona
Every UCLA football Saturday has so much more to it than a win or a loss. That’s why each postgame Monday, the Daily Bruin will break down the Bruins’ most recent game, outlining the good, the bad and the verdict for their performance. This week, we take a closer look at UCLA’s 17-7 win over […]
UCLA football’s strong defensive performance vital in Arizona win
PASADENA — It was billed as a shoot-out, an offensive showcase, a game that could test the scoreboard’s limits. With the Pac-12’s third and fifth highest-scoring offenses – and the fifth and fourth worst scoring defenses – duking it out, Saturday’s game between No. 12 Arizona and No. 22 UCLA was supposed to be a […]
UCLA football keeps Pac-12 hopes alive with pivotal win against Arizona
PASADENA — It was ugly. It was a struggle. And it was exactly what the Bruins needed. No. 22 UCLA overcame another penalty-ridden affair and rode its best defensive performance of the season, stifling a flat No. 12 Arizona squad 17-7, to keep itself right in the thick of things in a tight Pac-12 South. […]