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Football hopes for rainy reign over the Cardinal
Just two weeks ago, the UCLA football team played its first game in the rain this season against USC.
UCLA football revs up for Stanford rematch
While most exited to the locker room to start their day, junior defensive end Owamagbe Odighizuwa went to the practice dummies to work on his technique, continuing to prepare for the coming Pac-12 Championship game against Stanford.
Bruins overcome injuries to win Pac-12 honors
In the first half of the game against USC, redshirt junior running back Damien Thigpen went down with a torn ACL, effectively lost for the rest of the season.
Penalties weigh down UCLA in loss to Stanford
On redshirt senior running back Johnathan Franklin’s third-quarter touchdown run, a flurry of yellow flags fell on the field just after he crossed into the end zone.
Bruins lack momentum in loss against Stanford
After they beat USC last week to win the Pac-12 South Division and a berth to the conference championship, UCLA was riding higher than it had in years.
Maybe too high.
No. 15 UCLA keeps focus on Saturday’s game with Stanford
With No. 15 UCLA (9-2, 6-2 Pac-12) already secured in the Pac-12 Championship game in two weeks, the Bruins now have several “˜what-if’ scenarios that could lead to UCLA playing anywhere from Eugene, Ore. to the Rose Bowl against No. 11 Stanford (9-2, 7-1) for the second consecutive week.