CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — If UCLA’s offense imagined how it would like to start the season, its first half performance against Virginia would unequivocally not be it. The same, though, can’t be said for the Bruins’ defense. At the half, UCLA leads Virginia 21 – 10, led by three touchdowns from its defense. With 13:35 left […]
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UCLA expects tough plays from Virginia’s top offense, defense players
With UCLA facing Virginia Saturday, here’s the scouting report on Virginia’s top offense and defense players: OFFENSE: RB Kevin Parks (No. 25, Sr.) A diagnosis of Virginia’s offense brings about a simple conclusion: it’s anemic. If you’re looking for the remedy, senior running back Kevin Parks would be the closest thing to a dose of […]
‘The Drive’ premiere follows UCLA football through training camp
The first episode of the second season of Pac-12 Network’s show “The Drive” premiered Wednesday night, with a concept similar to HBO’s “Hard Knocks.” Both shows give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at a football team. While “Hard Knocks” covers an NFL team going through training camp, “The Drive” follows a Pac-12 team from fall camp […]
Beat writers’ game day predictions: UCLA v. Virginia
Prior to each UCLA football game, the Daily Bruin football beat writers will predict the score of the upcoming UCLA game, and give a short reasoning behind their prediction. Starting next week, to keep track of how far off each writer’s predictions are from reality, there will be a “prediction differential,” showing the cumulative difference […]
Despite stats, Virginia may prove a challenge for UCLA
It’s hard to describe the feeling for UCLA football headed into its season opener v. Virginia Saturday. “I really feel they’re … excited to play a game,” said coach Jim Mora. Maybe even too excited, to the point of a bout of butterflies in their stomachs? “There’s a lot of anxiety coming into it,” said […]
Return of starting defensive end adds to excitement for UCLA football
To college football fans, the start of this season may seem like it’s taken years to get here. To UCLA’s Owamagbe Odighizuwa, it really has been that long. The redshirt senior defensive lineman last played in the 2012 Holiday Bowl, missing all of last year due to a hip injury. By the time he finally […]
Graphic: UCLA football season preview
The Daily Bruin analyzes a few UCLA football tidbits through statistical graphics – one each day for the next three days – to gear up for UCLA’s season opener Saturday at Virginia. *** Friday, Aug. 29: Winning the ‘big one’ For the Bruins to seriously contend for a berth in the first-ever College Football Playoff […]