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 […]
Category Archives: Football
Football seeks more complete performance against bottom-ranked Colorado
UCLA heads to the land of high altitudes and low expectations on Saturday to face a Colorado squad that has ranked among the worst in the Pac-12 since the conference’s formation. The Buffs have won just 31 games since its last winning season in 2005 and has finished either last or tied for last in […]
McKinley stabilizes previously shaky defensive line unit
Takkarist McKinley shot off the edge of the line, sprinted a few yards, then dove. The sophomore defensive end came up just short. Cal’s punter Cole Leininger just got his kick away ahead of McKinley’s outstretched arms, drawing a collective sigh of relief from the Golden Bears’ faithful in Memorial Stadium last Saturday. It was […]
Linebacker Eric Kendricks named quarterfinalist for Lott IMPACT Trophy
The Lott IMPACT Trophy may be heading to Westwood for a second consecutive year. After former UCLA outside linebacker Anthony Barr was the recipient of the award last season, redshirt senior inside linebacker Eric Kendricks was announced as a quarterfinalist for this year’s trophy Wednesday. The Lott IMPACT Trophy is awarded to the defensive player […]
UCLA football needs to guard against nation’s most prolific receiver
Of all the Pac-12’s dynamic receivers – USC’s Nelson Agholor, UCLA’s Jordan Payton, Arizona State’s Jaelen Strong, Stanford’s Ty Montgomery – coming from the conference’s top teams, the name that sits atop that list doesn’t come from one of the Pac-12’s marquee programs and hasn’t yet become as much of a household name. Nelson Spruce. […]
Q&A: Leigh Steinberg talks of his experiences in the sports agency industry
In his 40 years as a sports agent, Leigh Steinberg has represented eight No. 1 overall NFL draft picks. His client list includes Troy Aikman, Drew Bledsoe, Steve Young, Warren Moon and Ben Roethlisberger, among others. Steinberg, who attended UCLA for the 1966-67 school year, is also considered the inspiration for the 1996 Tom Cruise […]
Marcus Rios rewarded with coach Jim Mora’s first ever ‘game ball’
For almost two and a half years at UCLA – a span of 33 games before Saturday – coach Jim Mora never once handed out a ‘game ball.’ Again and again, situations that might have warranted one arose, yet the act never came to fruition. In the locker room after UCLA’s 36-34 win over Cal, […]