Another week, another frustrating first-half offensive performance. UCLA football was shut out in the first half by Washington State, posting just 100 total yards with sophomore starting quarterback Josh Rosen sidelined, and falling behind 10-0 at the half. Redshirt senior backup quarterback Mike Fafaul looked better than he did last week, going 6-for-12 for 84 […]
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Football scouting report: Washington State
UCLA football heads up to Pullman, Washington, this weekend for the first time since the 2012 season – when the Bruins defeated the Washington State Cougars, 44-36. Back then, UCLA and Washington State were both in their first years of new head-coaching regimes. Jim Mora was in his first season coaching the Bruins, and Mike […]
Gameday predictions: UCLA vs. Washington State
UCLA football (3-3, 1-2 Pac-12) will play Washington State (3-2,2-0 Pac-12) on Saturday night. Last year, the Cougars upset the Bruins with a fourth quarter comeback at the Rose Bowl. The current point spread for this game – according to Westgate, SportsBetting.ag and BETONLINE.ag – is 7 points, in favor of Washington State. In the […]
Bruin football sees chance to turn conference play around against Cougars
Conference play just started, but UCLA is already in familiar territory. For the third straight year and the fourth time in five years, the Bruins (3-3) have opened up Pac-12 play 1-2. Each time, they’ve bounced back to string together at least a three-game win streak. UCLA dropped three close games to Texas A&M, Stanford […]
UCLA football finds confidence with backup quarterback Fafaul
Redshirt senior Mike Fafaul looked up at the poster of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady hanging in his room for years. The backup quarterback won’t be a Patriot this weekend, but he’ll have to be Brady-esque to help UCLA (3-3, 1-2 Pac-12) beat Washington State (3-2, 2-0 Pac-12) on the road. Sophomore starter Josh […]
Report Card: UCLA vs. Arizona State
Quarterbacks: C This is a difficult grade to settle on. First of all, two quarterbacks played and they have entirely disparate talent levels. Sophomore Josh Rosen is a star, and he played like it at times, but backup redshirt senior Mike Fafaul is a former walk-on who looked overmatched when he entered in relief of […]
Football looking for breakthrough in poor running game performance
In training camp, UCLA’s biggest problems were how to utilize all its wide receivers and which running back would start in the backfield. At the halfway point in the season, the Bruins are 3-3 and 1-2 in the Pac-12, with no run game, an injured quarterback and little confidence. Sophomore quarterback Josh Rosen left the […]