No. 19 UCLA will host unranked Washington State on Saturday evening in its final home game of the 2015 season. The Bruins are on a three-game winning streak, following last weekend’s 41-0 victory over the Oregon State Beavers. Here’s what Daily Bruin Sports predicts when UCLA kicks off at 7:45 p.m. Saturday. Claire Fahy, Sports […]
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Bruin football prepares for pass-heavy Cougar offense
UCLA has controlled its own destiny for two weeks, ever since Utah lost to USC back on Oct. 24. Those two rival teams will largely define the second half of the Bruins’ conference schedule, as the Utes and Trojans sit at the very end of conference play. Flying under the radar but just as menacing […]
Football Monday: UCLA vs. Oregon State
Every postgame, Daily Bruin Sports breaks down the Bruins’ most recent game, outlining the good, the bad and the final verdict of their performance. This week, we take a closer look at UCLA’s 41-0 shutout win over Oregon State on Saturday at Reser Stadium. The good: The defenseJust seven days removed from a matchup with […]
UCLA football questions Oregon State’s sportsmanship in 41-0 win
CORVALLIS, Ore. – In each of UCLA football’s three blowout wins this year, there has been a common theme: the mood of the postgame press conference. Ironically, the feeling hasn’t been jubilant – it’s been somber. After UCLA’s 37-3 win over UNLV, coach Jim Mora was quick-tempered when a reporter asked him why he still ran […]
Bruins steamroll Beavers 41-0 on the road
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Clad in camouflage-themed uniforms in honor of Veterans Day, UCLA football continued on its mission to make the Pac-12 Championships by defeating Oregon State 41-0 Saturday afternoon. UCLA started off inefficiently in the first quarter, failing to reach the red zone and remaining scoreless through the first 15 minutes. After shaking off the […]
UCLA leads Oregon State 24-0 at halftime
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Midway through the second quarter, Josh Rosen stood at his own goal line, sandwiched between two Oregon State defensive linemen. It was a precarious position for the freshman quarterback, whose team had fumbled the ball twice in the past two plays. Rosen escaped the two Oregon State defensive linemen, and then side-stepped another, before […]
UCLA football faces opportunity to experiment with lineup against OSU
For the first few weeks of UCLA football’s season, the storylines and box scores remained practically the same. Through the first five weeks, freshman quarterback Josh Rosen handed the ball off to redshirt junior running back Paul Perkins for almost every running play, and as a result Perkins was essentially the only running back featured […]