Fresh off their first losing streak of the season, the Bruins appeared to drag their feet in the opening act of their 45-23 win over the Colorado Buffaloes.
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Offense regains footing as Bruins run down Buffs, 45-23
PASADENA — The Rose Bowl crowd had had enough. In its 22 games, the Jim Mora era has largely escaped the boo birds, but for bits and pieces of the Bruins’ second and third drives Saturday, they swarmed, swooped and chirped for all to hear. In their first seven offensive plays of what became a 45-23 […]
UCLA leads Colorado 21-13 at halftime
PASADENA — UCLA couldn’t do much against Oregon in its final few drives last Saturday. Even with a change in scenery and a new opponent in Colorado, the Bruins’ hangover was apparent.
Marcus Rios takes pains to return to field despite fungus
The prospect of passing out from exhaustion and pain hung constantly over Marcus Rios. Coming down with stuffy noses during his senior year of high school morphed into breathing almost exclusively through his mouth during football summer workouts.
Despite losses, Bruins remain hopeful against Colorado
Facing the Pac-12’s elite –No. 2 Oregon and No. 6 Stanford—on each of the last two Saturdays produced a perfect storm of not quite good enough football for UCLA. The offense of the No. 17 Bruins (5-2, 2-2 Pac-12) scored just 24 points in two games, with a defense that has been bending lately as […]
Pac-12 Power Rankings: Nov. 1
North 1. Oregon Sitting at No. 2 in both the AP and BCS polls, the Ducks have separated themselves from the rest of the Pac-12 as the top tier of the conference. Oregon is averaging 632.1 yards per game and 55.6 points per contest, both good for second in the nation. Even in the Ducks’ […]
Football scouting report: Colorado
OFFENSE: WR Paul Richardson (Jr.) In an anemic Colorado offense, junior wide receiver Paul Richardson is the muscle. After missing the entirety of the 2012 season with a knee injury, Richardson is back to terrorize Pac-12 defenses. Through seven games, he already has 50 grabs for 914 yards, good for second in the Pac-12 behind […]