Category Archives: Football

Bruins aim to end losing streak at Berkeley

At some point during the fall of every other year, a trip up the I-5 to Berkeley brings a football clash of two of the state’s most prestigious public schools – UCLA and Cal. Yet the Bruins haven’t emerged victorious up north since Bill Clinton headed the Oval Office and cell phones were relatively unheard […]

UCLA defense looking to buck trends against explosive Cal offense

For the past two weeks, UCLA’s defense has been beaten – and at times into – the ground. Though the Bruins figure to get a reprieve from that this week, they have little time to relax, as the possibility of a three-game losing streak and a quickly unraveling season stares them straight in the face. […]

UCLA linebacker named to midseason All-America second team

Halfway through the season, things haven’t gone quite according to plan for UCLA football. But, in the eyes of Sports Illustrated, blame for that doesn’t rest on the shoulders of redshirt senior inside linebacker Eric Kendricks. Kendricks was named a second-team midseason All-American by Sports Illustrated Wednesday, UCLA’s sole representative and one of 13 Pac-12 […]

Gaps in defense weaken UCLA football’s performance

It’s been the same story for two weeks now. After a strong start to the season by UCLA’s run defense, allowing no more than 164 rushing yards through the first four games, the Bruins have been showing some holes in their defense during the past few weeks. Or rather, some gaps. Having surrendered 242 and […]

UCLA football under heavy pressure after back-to-back losses

UCLA football has thrust itself into a tight situation, prickling at the Bruins from all sides. Off back-to-back losses, the pressure is on the Bruins to win the rest of their games, to salvage some of the fallen rubble of preseason expectations, to capture at the very least a Pac-12 South title. “Now we have […]