Come Saturday afternoon, every eye in the Rose Bowl will – as usual – be focused on a dynamic, mobile quarterback. It just won’t be the one most attendees are used to. Two of college football’s premier signal callers – UCLA’s Brett Hundley and Oregon’s Marcus Mariota – will share the field this weekend when […]
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Long line of issues lead to UCLA’s exorbitant sacks-allowed total
The way redshirt junior quarterback Brett Hundley held his ground in the pocket as a swarm of Utah pass rushers engulfed him was almost poetic – a captain going down with his sinking ship. The Bruins may not have accepted their fate – a 30-28 loss to the Utes – but when Hundley was taken […]
Bo Knows: UCLA football’s underwhelming early-season performances prove ominous
For the first month of UCLA’s season, the storyline was the same: Just wait until the Bruins face a real opponent, then we’ll get a real sense of how good they are. That was the justification fans, pundits and I made for why ESPN’s favorite dark horse national champion pick looked merely mediocre against its […]
Football Monday: UCLA v. Utah
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 30-28 loss to […]
UCLA football falls to No. 18 in AP poll after Utah loss
After a 30-28 loss to Utah Saturday night, UCLA tumbled down all the way from No. 8 to No. 18 in the AP rankings. The coaches’ poll was not as friendly either, dropping the Bruins (4-1) from No. 9 to No. 17. UCLA’s next opponent, Oregon (4-1), who lost to Arizona 31-24, fell from No. […]
Utah backup quarterback catches UCLA off guard, leads Utes to victory
PASADENA — Backup quarterbacks generally aren’t popular guys. Their entrances onto the football field typically indicate either controversy or injury at the game’s most important position. Simply put, most teams would like to keep their backup signal caller on the sideline – the UCLA defense would like it that way too. Through five games, the […]
UCLA’s loss to Utah takes toll on national championship hopes
If there ever was an opportunity to be distracted from the moment, this was it. UCLA watched its next opponent, then-No. 2 Oregon, lose to Arizona Thursday. Then, as the Bruins waited for their 7:30 p.m. kickoff Saturday at the Rose Bowl, they saw three other top-six teams tumble. The College Football Playoff picture appeared […]