SAN DIEGO — Joseph Fauria savored his last minutes in a UCLA uniform, pausing to hand some gear to a couple of desperate fans calling his name. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior tight end Joseph Fauria celebrates a 22-yard touchdown pass from redshirt freshman quarterback Brett Hundley during the second quarter. Fauria ended the night with five catches for 59 yards.
After an 9-2 start to the regular season, the No. 17 UCLA Bruins ended their first year under coach Jim Mora with a three-game losing streak capped off by a 49-26 drubbing by the Baylor Bears in the Holiday Bowl. Read more...
In 2007, a core group of five high school seniors set out on a journey to play under coach Karl Dorrell. Their mission: to help solidify a program that had shown glimpses of greatness, from a 10-2 season in 2005 to an upset win over USC in 2006. Read more...
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Cornerback Aaron Hester, shown here in UCLA’s 2012 victory over USC, was a crucial part of a Bruin secondary that was able to contain the Trojans’ talented wide receivers.
UCLA was just a field goal away from extending the Pac-12 Championship game to overtime, and possibly heading home to play in the Rose Bowl. Read more...
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Junior outside linebacker Anthony Barr and the Bruins are coming back from a disappointing Pac-12 Championship loss to play in the Holiday Bowl later this month. The Bowl game will take place at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego on Dec. 27, and UCLA will face Baylor.
Every so often, there is just an overwhelming number of hot topics enveloping the UCLA sports scene. The end of the quarter represents a crossroads of sorts for fall and winter sports, so we're opening the floor to basketball, football, soccer and water polo in this edition of the weekly showdown between DB Sports senior staff. Read more...
Christmas in San Diego is never a bad thing. Any amount of time spent in San Diego is preferable to San Antonio. Read more...
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UCLA fans cheer on their team during the third quarter.
The redshirt senior running back had what was arguably his best performance of the season, gashing the nation's best-run defense for 194 yards and two touchdowns. Read more...
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Redshirt senior running back Johnathan Franklin runs to the end zone for the Bruins’ third touchdown of the game. Franklin finished the game with 194 yards in 19 carries.
