Ryan Smith Sports editor Prediction: USC 23, UCLA 20 Chip Kelly’s first season in Westwood has not gone the way many fans would have hoped, but Saturday will give the Bruins’ coach a chance to make up for all of it. UCLA is not bowl-eligible with its 2-8 record, but USC is at 5-5, meaning […]
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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 […]
Joshua Kelley fuses his season of football with seasons of anime
The past couple of seasons have been challenging for Joshua Kelley. The redshirt junior running back sat out last year after transferring from UC Davis, and he didn’t see the field for a single snap in UCLA’s third game of this season. Despite it all, he remained upbeat, working his way through every practice and […]
When it comes to football, who’s feeling worse – UCLA or USC?
UCLA and USC have both underperformed in 2018. Before they go head-to-head for the Victory Bell on Saturday, Daily Bruin Sports took a look at the two struggling programs to see which school was in more pain in three different categories: coaching, recruiting and quarterbacks. USC recruiting – 0 USC had the No. 4 recruiting […]
Women’s basketball hopes 3-point defense stays strong against Seton Hall
Michaela Onyenwere said the Bruins will have to focus on containing the 3-point shot Sunday. “Knowing that they’re 3-point shooters, we just have to force them to be drivers,” the sophomore forward said. “I think if we overplay them they’ll be rattled up and that’ll be an advantage for us.” After upsetting No. 14 Georgia […]
Women’s volleyball heads to the Grand Canyon State for pair of weekend matches
Michael Sealy said the Bruins are taking a different approach as the season winds down. “At this point, traditionally you kind of loosen up a little bit because you’ve been going through a long season,” the coach said. “But for us it’s really locking it down. We’ve got a lot of work to do in […]
Erika Adler heads to NCAA championships as last runner for UCLA cross country
With only one race left in the season, one Bruin remains. “It’ll be different, but I know that I’ll still have their support,” said sophomore Erika Adler. “It will be a little lonely but I know I’m gonna try to think about my main goal while I’m missing my team.” Adler will be the only […]