PROVO, Utah — It was a defensive performance unlike anything we’ve seen from a UCLA team in recent memory. The Bruins held their opponent – the BYU Cougars – to 23 rushing yards on 25 attempts. That’s the fewest rushing yards allowed by a UCLA defense since 2008. [Recap: UCLA football tops BYU 17-14] But […]
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UCLA football tops BYU 17-14 with strong defense
PROVO, Utah — UCLA improved to 2-1 on the season after its 17-14 win over BYU (1-2) in Provo on Saturday night. Here are the top-five Bruin storylines immediately after the final buzzer. 1. Defense, defense, defense How good was the UCLA defense? It held BYU without a point until there was 3:07 left in the […]
UCLA football leads BYU 10-0 at halftime
PROVO, Utah — It’s probably not a coincidence that the return of redshirt junior defensive lineman Eddie Vanderdoes, senior defensive end Takkarist McKinley and senior defensive end Deon Hollins has revived the UCLA defense. Powered by the stout rushing ability of those three, the Bruins (1-1) take a 10-0 lead into halftime over the BYU […]
Gameday predictions: UCLA vs. BYU
UCLA football (1-1) heads to Provo, Utah to face off against BYU (1-1) on Saturday night. Last year, the Bruins used a late fourth-quarter comeback to defeat the Cougars 24-23 in the Rose Bowl. The current point spread for this game – according to Westgate, BOVADA.ld and BETONLINE.ag – is 3.5 points, in favor of […]
UCLA to take on BYU in last weekend before Pac-12 play
With only one weekend left before conference play, the Bruins have more questions then they thought they would. UCLA football bounced back from a loss at Texas A&M by winning its home opener against UNLV, but the 42-21 scoreline did little to mask the early season problems. The Bruins ran out to a 28-7 lead, […]
Battle of the Editors: Most anticipated 2016 Bruin teams
Along with new faces, new classes and new opportunities, the start of the school year brings about the beginning of Division I athletics. This year’s Daily Bruin Sports editors will square off to state their case on which team they’re the most hyped about for this upcoming year. This is the Battle of the Editors. […]
NCAA penalizes UCLA offensive line coach for ethics violations
The NCAA announced Friday morning that it has fined UCLA $5,000 and added a two-year show-cause order to offensive line coach Adrian Klemm for violating ethical conduct rules. During the two-year show-cause order, UCLA must submit a plan for compliance within 45 days to the NCAA Committee on Infractions on how it will educate Klemm […]