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)
The No. 1 UCLA women’s golf team finished in third place at its first tournament of the year in Orlando, Florida. The ANNIKA Intercollegiate Presented by 3M started Sunday and finished Tuesday, with No. Read more...
Photo: Lilia Vu finished UCLA’s season-opening tournament just one stroke behind the overall leader. The sophomore shot 10 below par.(Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
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)
The worst thing Saturday night wasn’t that UCLA lost to Stanford. It was that a horde of students started chanting “I believe that we will win!” with about four minutes left in the game. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s The Den grew louder and louder as the Bruins inched closer to an upset of No.7 Stanford. But the raucous crowd distracted quarterback Josh Rosen and prevented him from communicating with his offensive line. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
Kevin Love was back for one more eight-clap. Russell Westbrook led a 8 clap at Pauley when he donated. Kevin Love wanted his chance to lead one with @uclatheden. Read more...
Photo: Adam Krikorian coached the USA women’s water polo team to two gold medals. The former water polo standout drew inspiration from other athletes and coaches during his time in Westwood. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA’s depth was supposed to be its strength. The Bruins lost Paul Perkins, their leading rusher, and wide receivers Jordan Payton and Thomas Duarte to the NFL, but returned almost everyone else for what was supposed to be a national championship run. Read more...
Photo: UCLA football’s depth was considered a strength coming into the season. But the Bruins couldn’t convert on crucial plays and failed to close out Stanford on Saturday night. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
