Bruins prove their emotional, physical resilience ahead of Stanford game

Andre James donned number 75 on the back of his jersey in his first three years at UCLA.But this season, the redshirt junior left tackle switched to number 77 in honor of 1977, the year his father was born. Andre James’ father, Marcus James, died two days before his 41st birthday and five days before […]

UCLA football sees results of hard work in triumph over USC

Keep chopping. That is the phrase coach Chip Kelly has been using to keep UCLA football (3-8, 3-5 Pac-12) motivated this season – and it paid off Saturday with a win over archrival USC. “We’ve used that all year long – just don’t worry about things you don’t control,” Kelly said, following Monday’s practice. “We’ve […]

Propelled by run game, Bruins snatch Victory Bell back from Trojans with 34-27 win

This post was updated Nov. 17 at 6:06 p.m. One word described running back Joshua Kelley on Saturday – unstoppable. The redshirt junior set the record for most rushing yards by a UCLA player against USC with a career-high 289 yards. His untouched 55-yard touchdown romp down the left sideline put the Bruins (3-8, 3-5 […]

At 24-21, UCLA football falters a step behind USC after neck-and-neck first half

For the second straight year, UCLA’s special teams faltered against USC. The Trojans converted a first down on a fake punt run, blocked a Bruin punt and returned it for a touchdown. Aside from those miscues, the two teams were evenly matched. USC leads 24-21 at halftime. After redshirt senior safety Adarius Pickett stuffed Trojan […]

Football faces a formidable USC offense in its quest to reclaim Victory Bell

The Bruins will not have the chance to play for a Pac-12 title this season, but they will get an opportunity to reclaim the Victory Bell from their crosstown rivals. UCLA football (2-8, 2-5 Pac-12) will host USC (5-5, 4-4) at the Rose Bowl on Saturday afternoon in the 86th official installment of one of […]