Sunday, May 10

Defense continues to disappoint with porous showing at Stanford

One week after being carved up by Memphis for 48 points, the UCLA defense perhaps put forth an even worse showing in Saturday’s 58-34 loss at Stanford. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA defense had a lot of trouble stopping Stanford running back Bryce Love, who ran for 263 yards. His longest run of the game measured 69 yards. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)



UCLA falters late in first half, falls behind Stanford 23-13

PALO ALTO, Calif.—Perhaps it was naive to think UCLA football might get an easy win against Stanford. The Bruins, seeking to snap a nine-game losing streak to the Cardinal, looked poised to build a two-score lead early in the second quarter of Saturday night’s matchup. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior wide receiver Darren Andrews scored the first touchdown of the game, but the Bruins couldn’t maintain their first half lead. (Amy Dixon/assistant Photo editor)




Football needs to prevail against Cardinal run game, veteran defense

Ten­ – that’s how many consecutive losses against Stanford there will be if UCLA loses Saturday. Both teams are coming off losses to unranked opponents outside of the Power Five conferences. Read more...

Photo: Stanford running back Bryce Love is second in the country with 524 yards in the first three games of the season. Stopping Love will be key to UCLA’s success Saturday. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Cross country meet to play major role in evaluating new coaches

The new assistant coaches for UCLA cross country, Devin Elizondo and Jennifer DeRego, now have more than a month at their jobs under their belts. The cross country team will finally display the results of its new coaching staff’s methods at the Roy Griak Invitational on Saturday, the team’s second meet of the year. Read more...

Photo: UCLA cross country will have new assistant coaches for the first time in eight years, and Saturday’s meet will show how effective the new coaching methods have really been. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)