OFFENSE: QB Marcus Mariota (No. 8, RS Jr.) If there’s any positive to take as UCLA heads into its matchup against its toughest opponent and toughest opposing quarterback thus far, it’s this: At least the defense goes up against a darn-near similar quarterback in practice everyday. “We have similar traits,” said redshirt junior quarterback Brett […]
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Bo Knows: Wins against key teams essential for football program to advance
Full disclosure: I grew up a crazed fan of Cal football. Nearly every day, I wore a Cal shirt, Cal shorts and a Cal hat. I even owned a pair of Cal boxers, weirdly. If you were a fan of college football during the mid-2000s, you were probably familiar with the Cal teams I watched […]
UCLA presented with yet another opportunity to trump Oregon
In a wistful moment, Jim Mora bowed his head ever so slightly, a disheartened look spreading across his face. Clearly, UCLA’s 42-14 loss to then-No. 2 Oregon last October was nowhere near what the coach came to Eugene for as he spoke to the media afterwards. “It was disappointing you know. We weren’t satisfied being […]
Beat writers’ game day predictions: UCLA v. Oregon
Prior to each UCLA football game, the Daily Bruin football beat writers will predict the score and give a short reasoning behind their prediction. To keep track of how far off each writer’s predictions are from reality, the “prediction differential” statistic shows the average difference between the writer’s predicted margin of victory and the actual […]