It’s official: UCLA football, once ranked No. 7 to start the season, is now unranked in AP Poll. The drop comes after the Bruins lost to the then-No.12 Oregon Ducks 42-30 at home. Two weeks ago, the Bruins were No. 8, but two straight losses have derailed UCLA’s season hopes. Prior to Sunday, the Bruins […]
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UCLA v. Oregon: Bruin report card
Quarterback: B- If not for the fourth quarter, this grade would have been much lower. Redshirt junior Brett Hundley was ineffective through the air for most of the day, throwing for just 97 yards through the first three quarters. But his performances on the ground and in the fourth quarter allowed UCLA to save some […]
Oregon quarterback makes Bruins pay for missed opportunities
PASADENA — It was billed a matchup of two of the conference’s top teams with two of the nation’s premier signal callers squaring off. Marcus Mariota and Oregon delivered. UCLA didn’t. Mariota and No. 12 Oregon bested Brett Hundley and No. 18 UCLA 42-30 in a game that wasn’t that close, reaffirming the Ducks’ College […]
Bruins’ season on verge of slipping away after defeat against Oregon
PASADENA — Midway through the third quarter of UCLA’s 42-30 loss to Oregon, the Bruins’ offensive personnel looked listless, a lethargy befitting their demeanor. They weren’t on the sidelines. They were on the field, running plays down 35-10. Of the many things that crumbled on Saturday for No. 18 UCLA (4-2, 1-2 Pac-12), the players’ […]
Oregon defeats UCLA 42-30
PASADENA — Just seven minutes into the second half, the game was all but over. Oregon senior cornerback Ifo Ekpre-Olomu stepped in front of a pass from redshirt junior quarterback Brett Hundley for an interception. Two plays later, the Ducks were in the endzone with a 34-10 lead. A week after an upset loss to […]
Oregon leads UCLA 21-10 at halftime
PASADENA — What started as a slowly falling rockslide against UCLA in its first-half 21-10 deficit to Oregon snowballed into a near-avalanche by half’s end, save for a late second-quarter touchdown drive by the Bruins. The first rock to fall came midway through the first quarter. Hundley, who never saw the rush coming, was sacked cleanly, […]
Football scouting report: Oregon
OFFENSE: QB Marcus Mariota (No. 8, RS Jr.) If there’s any positive to take as UCLA heads into its matchup against its toughest opponent and toughest opposing quarterback thus far, it’s this: At least the defense goes up against a darn-near similar quarterback in practice everyday. “We have similar traits,” said redshirt junior quarterback Brett […]