It’s a tale of two lines for UCLA as the team preps for Saturday’s home opener against Memphis. The Bruins saw some of the best of one and what they hope was the worst of another against Virginia. UCLA’s defensive line held up its end, regularly pressuring Virginia’s quarterbacks and limiting the Cavaliers’ ground game […]
Category Archives: Football
Football Tuesday – Sept. 2, 2014
Every UCLA football Saturday, whether at the Rose Bowl or on the road, has so much more to it than a win or a loss. That’s why each postgame Monday (or in this case, Tuesday), the Daily Bruin will break down the Bruins’ most recent game, outlining the good, the bad and the verdict for […]
UCLA v. Memphis: Three things to watch for
1) UCLA offensive line vs. Memphis pass rush It’s no secret that UCLA’s offensive line had a rough outing against Virginia on Saturday, surrendering five sacks and allowing many other rushers to collapse the pocket on redshirt junior quarterback Brett Hundley. If redshirt junior center Jake Brendel is healthy enough to play against Memphis, that […]
UCLA football’s offense finds plays when they are needed most
It wasn’t always pretty – in fact, it rarely was – but ultimately UCLA claimed its first win of the season over Virginia on Saturday, aided by a standout defensive performance that gave the Bruin offense an 18-point lead to work with. The offense desperately needed it. After a first drive, which started with a […]
Season opener proves QB Brett Hundley a capable leader under pressure
CHARLOTTESVILE, Va. – Jim Mora could sense it. “Today, (Brett Hundley) was a different guy,” he said. Through the first three quarters against Virginia, UCLA’s offense, led by Hundley, looked as if it had skid far off the tracks. By game’s end, it had mustered seven points – 14 less than its defensive counterpart. In […]
Despite 28-20 win, UCLA football is dissatisfied with performance
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Standing outside the locker room following his team’s 28-20 win at Virginia, coach Jim Mora watched his players walk in, the expressions on their faces a telling one. “You would have thought they lost that game just by the expression on our young men’s faces,” he said. In a game UCLA never […]
UCLA scrapes 28-20 win over UVA
This post was updated on August 30 at 1:11 p.m. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Escape. That much would best be used to describe UCLA football’s closer-than-expected 28-20 win over Virginia in its season opener. Down eight as late as the fourth quarter wound down, the Cavaliers drove down the field but couldn’t convert on fourth-and-eight from […]