UCLA football finds confidence with backup quarterback Fafaul

Redshirt senior Mike Fafaul looked up at the poster of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady hanging in his room for years. The backup quarterback won’t be a Patriot this weekend, but he’ll have to be Brady-esque to help UCLA (3-3, 1-2 Pac-12) beat Washington State (3-2, 2-0 Pac-12) on the road. Sophomore starter Josh […]

Football looking for breakthrough in poor running game performance

In training camp, UCLA’s biggest problems were how to utilize all its wide receivers and which running back would start in the backfield. At the halfway point in the season, the Bruins are 3-3 and 1-2 in the Pac-12, with no run game, an injured quarterback and little confidence. Sophomore quarterback Josh Rosen left the […]