UCLA football focuses on defense to alleviate flagging running game

It’s not just an offensive problem anymore. After UCLA’s (3-4, 1-3 Pac-12) third loss in four weeks, coach Jim Mora said he’s re-examining all parts of the game plan. The core of the Bruins’ struggle is the run game, which had just 43 yards on 25 carries against Washington State last weekend. [Related: Football still […]

Football still looking for offensive solutions after loss to Cougars

Coach Jim Mora sounded like a broken record after UCLA’s 27-21 loss to Washington State. There was more talk about the atrocious run game, the stalwart defense, the call to fix the offense and coming up just short in the Bruins’ fourth loss of the season. “It was a frustrating loss,” Mora said. “We couldn’t […]

Backup Mike Fafaul faces same offensive struggles as Josh Rosen

Different quarterback, same story. UCLA (3-4, 1-3 Pac-12) lost for the third time in four games, this time to Washington State (4-2, 3-0) with sophomore quarterback Josh Rosen sidelined with upper and lower body injuries. “Kind of the same old story unfortunately,” said coach Jim Mora. “We couldn’t run the ball, we couldn’t protect the […]

Bruin football beaten by Cougars 27-21 despite late comeback

UCLA football fell to Washington State 27-21 on Saturday night, as a 21-point second half wasn’t enough to dig the Bruins out of the hole they dug themselves during a scoreless first half. With sophomore starting quarterback Josh Rosen sidelined by an injury, backup Mike Fafaul played as well as anyone could have expected, completing […]

UCLA football trails Washington State 10-0 at halftime

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 […]

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 […]