The battle of the banners. The banner bowl. The sky-valry match. It’s possible nothing could get the angriest, most vocal Bruin fans – the ones who paid thousands of dollars to fly messages of “NO MORA” over the Rose Bowl before Saturday’s game – on board with keeping coach Jim Mora around. Good vibes starting […]
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Scouting Report: UCLA at USC
It’s that time of year again. This time, the Bruins will travel down to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in the annual crosstown rivalry between UCLA and USC in the battle for the Victory Bell. The Trojans have taken the last two matchups by convincing double-digit margins, in what has been a recent rise for […]
UCLA football achieves strong offensive performance in Arizona State game
Jim Mora took some time out of his weekly Monday press conference to applaud the play of his offensive line. “Our offensive line did a tremendous job,” the UCLA football coach said. “And we recognize them as a team today – as a group.” That acknowledgement was earned in a 44-37 win over Arizona State, […]
Report Card: UCLA vs. Arizona State
Each week, Daily Bruin Sports takes a look at the game film for UCLA football and grades each position group on its performance. This week, we grade UCLA’s 44-37 win against Arizona State. Quarterback: A- He’s back. Junior quarterback Josh Rosen led UCLA to a 44-37 victory over an explosive Arizona State team up in […]
Bruins overcome shaky first-half defense to defeat Arizona State 44-37
The first half Saturday night looked like more of the same for UCLA football’s defense. The Bruins allowed 203 rushing yards on 39 carries, on course to blow their average of 303 rushing yards allowed per game. But a mental reset for the defense at halftime led to Arizona State only gaining 91 rushing yards […]
With focus on teamwork and fun, UCLA football comes up with victory
As soon as the crowd spotted him, he became the center of attention. “Josh! Josh! Josh!” A small smile crept across Josh Rosen’s face as the junior quarterback walked towards the horde of fans surrounding the tunnel toward the UCLA locker room. Rosen and the Bruins (5-5, 3-4 Pac-12) had just finished off a 44-37 […]
UCLA football outscores Arizona State in Rosen’s return
The storybook return of junior quarterback Josh Rosen started with a nightmare first quarter. UCLA football started the game offensively with a missed field goal and an interception sandwiched between two punts, leading to a 14-0 Arizona State lead just over 10 minutes into the game. But junior cornerback Nate Meadors sparked UCLA’s offense by […]