PASADENA, Calif.—UCLA entered halftime leading 14-10 over Colorado after a fairly even opening half Saturday night in front of an all-white-clad crowd at the Rose Bowl. Junior quarterback Josh Rosen had an up-and-down performance, finishing 12-of-22 for 169 yards and a touchdown. Rosen’s 54.5 percent completion rate would be his worst of the season, but […]
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Q&A: CU Independent editor previews Colorado football matchup with UCLA
To get some inside information on the Colorado football team, Daily Bruin Sports reached out to the CU Independent – CU Boulder’s student news publication – and asked a few questions about the Buffaloes before their upcoming game against UCLA this Saturday. All of the responses below come from Justin Guerriero, the head sports editor […]
Gameday predictions: UCLA vs. Colorado
Vikram Sairam, football beat writer Prediction: UCLA 45, Colorado 24 I think the Bruins will bounce back with a win against the Buffaloes this week – partially because the UCLA offense has been rolling this season, and partially because Colorado is coming off a 27-point loss to Washington this past weekend. Even so, it should […]
Limiting turnovers, helping defense key for UCLA football against Colorado
Two overarching themes have become clear in UCLA football’s first four games this season – untimely turnovers and a fragile defense. After turning the ball over seven times in the past two weeks, UCLA’s offense has made it a priority to hold onto the ball and make Colorado (3-1, 0-1 Pac-12) drive the length of […]
Report Card: UCLA vs. Stanford
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 58-34 loss to Stanford. Quarterback: B+ Josh Rosen continued his stellar play against a Stanford defense that some thought could finally slow him down. While a good […]
Defense continues to disappoint with porous showing at Stanford
One week after being carved up by Memphis for 48 points, the UCLA defense perhaps put forth an even worse showing in Saturday’s 58-34 loss at Stanford. The Cardinal finished with 405 rushing yards, the most surrendered by UCLA in a single game since 2005. Stanford, which has boasted an impressive run game year in […]
Missed opportunities, weak run game lead to UCLA’s 58-34 loss to Stanford
This article was updated Sept. 24 at 1:26 a.m. Stanford went through three quarterbacks against UCLA, but as long as the Cardinal had Bryce Love in the backfield, their offense kept churning and scoring. The running back gashed the Bruins for 263 yards – the second-highest single-game total in Cardinal program history – on 30 […]