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October 21, 12:58 am

Marcus Rios rewarded with coach Jim Mora’s first ever ‘game ball’

For almost two and a half years at UCLA – a span of 33 games before Saturday – coach Jim Mora never once handed out a ‘game ball.’ Again and again, situations that might have warranted one arose, yet the act never came to fruition. Read more...

Photo: A year and a half ago, redshirt sophomore defensive back Marcus Rios (9) was battling for his life against a deadly fungal infection. On Saturday, he became the first-ever recipient of a Jim Mora ‘game ball’ at UCLA, after reeling in the game-clinching interception at Cal. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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October 21, 12:49 am

Bo Knows: Despite Bruins’ miscues, this season is still salvageable

I had a bit of a weird feeling after the conclusion of UCLA’s 36-34 win over Cal Saturday, an uncertainty over how to feel about the game. Read more...

Photo: Although UCLA has had several nail-biting finishes in its five wins this season, a lot of why the scoreline was so close was because of mistakes the Bruins made rather than their opponents’ doing. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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October 18, 8:01 pm

Marcus Rios makes comeback with game-clinching play against Cal

BERKELEY — As expected, UCLA v. Cal evolved into a shootout. Unfortunately for the Bruins, they aimed most of their ammo at their own foot. But fortunately for UCLA, Cal took one shot too many. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore cornerback Marcus Rios (second from the left) celebrates his game-clinching interception late in the fourth quarter. “I pictured this my whole life, since I was a kid,” said Rios after the game. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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October 18, 7:48 pm

After drought, 3 sacks mark huge leap for UCLA football

BERKELEY — Coming into Saturday’s game, the story lines for UCLA centered on ending losing streaks – both its two straight losses to Utah and Oregon and its seven consecutive losses at Cal’s Memorial Stadium. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior defensive end Owamagbe Odighizuwa sacks Cal sophomore quarterback Jared Goff (left) early in the first quarter of UCLA’s 36-34 victory over Cal. The Bruins finished the day with three sacks – just four shy of their season total heading into Saturday. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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October 18, 2:18 pm

UCLA leads Cal 24-14 at halftime

BERKELEY — Through two quarters of play, the only ones stopping the UCLA offense are the Bruins themselves, as Cal has converted twice off of two UCLA first-half turnovers, with UCLA leading 24-14 at the break. Read more...

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October 17, 1:25 am

Beat writers’ game day predictions: UCLA v. Cal

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 margin of victory in each game. Read more...


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