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Christon Chronicles: UCLA football finds stride, paves season opening with possibility

Here at the Daily Bruin, we have written quite a few columns about UCLA football’s dark days. Ranging from coach Chip Kelly’s shortcomings and the lack of a true fanbase to the desperate need to upgrade uniforms, time and again my predecessors very justly poked holes at the faults of the program over the past few years. Read more...

Photo: No. 13 UCLA football has yet to win the Pac-12 championship since 1998, but it is currently tied for first place in the Pac-12 following its best two-game start to a season since 2017. The Bruins are coming off of a 38-27 win over then-No. 16 LSU on Sept. 4. (Anika Chakrabarti/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA football looks to use bye week wisely, work on cutting down penalties

This post was updated Sept. 9 at 5:26 p.m. Just two games into their season, the Bruins have entered the national spotlight. Newly ranked No. 16 UCLA football (2-0) followed up its 44-10 season-opening victory over Hawai’i (1-1) with a 38-27 win over then-No.16 LSU (0-1), nabbing the Tigers’ spot in the polls while also garnering attention across the country for its victory over the 2019 national champions. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior defensive back Martell Irby said No. 16 UCLA football’s defense still has room to improve despite the Bruins holding then-No. 16 LSU to 49 rushing yards in an upset win Saturday. (Anika Chakrabarti/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA football returns to college football rankings after victory over LSU

The Bruins are back in the polls. UCLA football (2-0) returned to a number of college football rankings Tuesday for the first time since 2017, including the AP Top 25 and the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll. Read more...

Photo: A 38-27 win over then-No. 16 LSU on Saturday and a 2-0 start to the season put UCLA football back in the AP Top 25 for the first time since Sept. 2017. (Antonio Martinez/Daily Bruin)


Five Things: UCLA vs. LSU

This post was updated Sept. 6 at 8:45 p.m. UCLA football (2-0) picked up arguably its most significant victory in the Chip Kelly era Saturday night, winning 38-27 at home against No. Read more...

Photo: While the Bruins may have been the underdogs, UCLA football beat No. 16 LSU on Saturday to earn its first win over a team ranked in the top 16 of the AP Poll in nearly six years. (Antonio Martinez/Daily Bruin)



​​Football rebounds after early deficit, heads into halftime with lead over Tigers

The last time the Bruins faced an SEC opponent, they entered the halftime locker room with a four-touchdown deficit. But that wasn’t the case Saturday. UCLA football (1-0) leads No. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior tight end Greg Dulcich scored one of UCLA football’s two touchdowns in the first half against No. 16 LSU, coming on a 75-yard catch and run in the second quarter. The Bruins lead the Tigers 14-10 at the break. (Anika Chakrabarti/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA football prepares for surprises in first-ever matchup with LSU

The 2019 champs are coming to Westwood. UCLA football (1-0) will face No. 16 LSU on Saturday at the Rose Bowl. The Tigers, who have yet to play a game in 2021, are coming off a year in which they went 5-5 after going a perfect 15-0 en route to the national championship in 2019. Read more...

Photo: UCLA football senior quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson will match up against an LSU defense that allowed 323 passing yards per game a year ago. The fourth-year quarterback is coming off of a 10-for-20, 130-yard performance in the Bruins’ season opener. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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