They won't be launched in a space shuttle from the Johnson Space Center, but it is time for the UCLA Bruins to leave Houston behind for a bigger adventure. Fresh off its upset win over Houston at the Rose Bowl, UCLA faces a more daunting task: a date with the Texas Longhorns in Austin, Texas. Read more...

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The UCLA Bruins will take on the No. 7 Texas Longhorns this Saturday at 12:30 p.m. in Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, pictured here. UCLA is coming off of a 31-13 victory over then-No. 23 Houston and faces its stiffest challenge of the season this weekend in Austin. The Longhorns were last year’s runners-up to the national championship, falling to Alabama in the title game.

The UCLA football team will head to Austin, Texas, and Darrell K. Read more...

For the last 12 days, Ryan Taylor has literally been living the dream. Or at least, he's been living his dream. The two weeks UCLA was set to play Houston and Texas were a selling point in the Denison kid's recruiting decision "“ and really, things could not have gone better. Ever since a 35-0 embarrassment at the hands of Stanford on Sept. Read more...

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Former left guard and current starting redshirt senior center Ryan Taylor, the only player from Texas on UCLA’s roster, will be headed back to his home state to take on the Longhorns in Austin this Saturday. Taylor hails from Denison, Texas, which is 270 miles north of the University of Texas.

Pistols are about as Texan as Alamos, Cowboys and the Bush family. Read more...

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Redshirt sophomore Johnathan Franklin is a key player in UCLA’s new pistol offense. Franklin started Saturday against Houston because of the injury to Derrick Coleman and rushed for 160 yards and three touchdowns, both career highs.

Junior running back Derrick Coleman has been cleared to play in UCLA's upcoming contest at No. Read more...

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Running back Derrick Coleman has been cleared to play in Saturday’s game after suffering a concussion and a neck sprain that sidelined him against Houston.