Chances are most UCLA football fans are still hung up over the last-minute, heartbreaking loss to Stanford last week. But the team had already moved on, days ago. Read more...
Photo: Senior linebacker Jayon Brown (left) was a quarterback spy against BYU, registering nine tackles and a sack two weeks ago, and he could fill a similar role against Arizona’s dual-threat QB Brandon Dawkins. (Mackenzie Posse/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA football (2-2, 0-1 Pac-12) will play Arizona (2-2, 0-1 Pac-12) on Saturday night. Last year, the Bruins dominated the game 56-30, the first big road win of then-freshman quarterback Josh Rosen’s career and their fourth in a row. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore quarterback Josh Rosen showed improvement in last week’s loss to Stanford and now he takes on an Arizona defense against which he threw for 289 yards and two touchdowns last season.(Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
To get some inside information on the Arizona football team, Daily Bruin Sports reached out to The Daily Wildcat – Arizona’s school newspaper – and asked a few questions about the Wildcats before their upcoming game against UCLA this Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Both the Bruins and the Wildcats are unranked and sit with identical records of 2-2. In terms of offense, however, Arizona has outscored UCLA 122 to 96 this season, but UCLA won the matchup last year in a 56-30 shootout. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Big Three no more. Through its first four games, UCLA (2-2, 0-1 Pac-12) regularly rotated between a trio of running backs – junior Nate Starks and sophomores Bolu Olorunfunmi and Soso Jamabo. Read more...
Photo: After splitting time with two of his teammates, sophomore Bolu Olorunfunmi will compete with them for the starting spot. The running back is the only one to have played in all four games.(Mackenzie Possee/Assistant photo editor)
For 58 minutes, Jim Mora was giving UCLA fans what they wanted – a physical football game that came down to the wire against a Pac-12 rival. Read more...
Photo: Jim Mora, UCLA’s head football coach, had a bit of an off season last year leading the Bruins to an 8-5 record after two 10-3 seasons. This year, UCLA has started off 2-2. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
The game plan is there, the seeds are planted and the wins will come. Eventually. UCLA’s defense (2-2, 0-1 Pac-12) has steadily grown since a 31-24 overtime loss to now-No.10 Texas A&M, putting together a historic performance against BYU and then limiting Heisman Trophy runner-up Christian McCaffrey to 151 total yards. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s sophomore quarterback Josh Rosen completed 18 of 27 passes for 248 yards and one touchdown against the Stanford Cardinal. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo Editor)
Here’s the unit-by-unit report card for the Bruins’ 22-13 loss to Stanford: Quarterbacks: B Josh Rosen said after the game that he thought he played well, but not perfectly, and a look at the film suggests he was right. Read more...
Photo: Junior defensive lineman Jacob Tuioti-Mariner was a stalwart for UCLA’s defensive front. Tuioti-Mariner ended the night with five solo tackles and one for a loss. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo Editor)
