PASADENA — The football game at the Rose Bowl today is exhibit A for proof that time of possession and total yardage are irrelevant stats in football. At the half, No. 24 UCLA leads Colorado 21-6 on the scoreboard, but trails significantly in almost every other statistical category. The Buffaloes have run 61 plays compared to the Bruins’ […]
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UCLA vs. Colorado gameday predictions
UCLA hosts Colorado Saturday afternoon at the Rose Bowl. The Bruins are fresh off a 40-24 win over the Cal Golden Bears, returning to the AP Poll at No. 24. The Buffaloes have lost four games in a row to the Bruins, and they sit at the bottom of the Pac-12 South standings. Here’s what Daily Bruin Sports predicts before […]
Bruin football looks to charge low-ranked Buffaloes
Ten weeks into the football season, UCLA has been all over the rankings, public opinion and headlines. The team has been heralded as a Pac-12 South winner and national championship contender, and then been written off as a “pretender.” These ups and downs are far from unprecedented. Just last season, the Bruins were in this […]
Recruiting: Coach Angus McClure explains UCLA football recruiting strategy
PART 3 Editor’s note: Daily Bruin Sports is on day three of a three-part series on UCLA recruiting. Today, we focus on the team’s recruiting strategies, as explained by national recruiting coordinator Angus McClure. UCLA football has experienced some of the best recruiting classes the program has ever seen under coach Jim Mora. The program […]
Football scouting report: Colorado
On Saturday, No. 24 UCLA (5-2, 2-2 Pac-12) will face a Colorado team that is last in the Pac-12 South division. The Buffaloes (4-4, 1-3) are fresh off their first conference win of the 2015 season, but have lost four games in a row to the Bruins since 2011. Here’s a scouting report for Colorado, […]
Receiver Thomas Duarte continues to up game with passion, work ethic
“Thomas Duarte … continues on his mission,” the Pac-12 commentator declared. “The crowd loves it.” The junior receiver had just caught a 20-yard pass from freshman quarterback Josh Rosen , fended off five Cal defenders and broken three tackles on his 19-yard run to the red zone. It was a play that epitomized the willpower […]