It’s homecoming weekend, and oftentimes homecoming games are set against easier opponents to ensure a sense of victory for senior players and the student body – not to mention that it’s Bruin Family Weekend. But that won’t be the case for UCLA Bruins, as they face the Oregon Ducks. The Bruins come in as only […]
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Football’s failure to stop run, Rosen’s tenacity proving problematic
The Bruins’ inability to stop the run hasn’t exactly made Jim Mora happy. “It kills me. It rips my guts out,” the coach said. “In my career, I’ve taken great pride in being able to stop the run and historically been a pretty good defensive coach when it comes to stopping the run, and obviously […]
Oregon’s running back to pose familiar threat to UCLA football
As if the scene of Arizona quarterback Khalil Tate continually running through, around and away from UCLA defenders wasn’t enough, the Bruins will face yet another dangerous rusher this week. Oregon running back Royce Freeman might not have quite the same top-end speed as Tate, but he’s a powerful back who moved into fourth place […]
Report Card: UCLA vs. Arizona
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 47-30 loss against Arizona. Quarterback: D- Josh Rosen was abysmal in Tucson, Arizona. One doesn’t need to look much further than the stat line to analyze how […]
UCLA football held back by turnovers but running backs see improvement
Run defense isn’t the only area in which UCLA ranks among the nation’s worst teams. Junior quarterback Josh Rosen threw an interception for the fourth consecutive game, and junior running back Soso Jamabo coughed up a fumble as the Bruins dropped to the third-lowest turnover margin in the country following their game Saturday against the […]
UCLA defense struggles against Arizona despite talk of improvement
It didn’t take long for the talk of improved tackling to look hollow. Just over a minute into Saturday night’s 47-30 loss at Arizona, UCLA allowed the type of big play the Bruins had spent two weeks preparing to avoid. Arizona quarterback Khalil Tate, whose legs were a well-known threat after his Football Bowl Subdivision-record […]
UCLA football bludgeoned by Arizona in 47-30 road loss
This article was updated Oct. 15 at 4:28 a.m. TUCSON, Ariz.—One quarterback was known for his passing, and the other for his running. The one who could run won. Arizona (4-2, 2-1 Pac-12) quarterback Khalil Tate didn’t quite repeat last week’s record-setting 327-yard performance, but the signal-caller gouged UCLA football (3-3, 1-2) for 230 yards on […]