CHAMPAIGN, Ill. “”mdash; UCLA’s defense was not good on Saturday, but it was good enough. The Bruin defense forced enough turnovers, made enough big plays, and played with enough passion to transform itself in one week from the goat into a unit partly responsible for the team’s 35-17 victory over Illinois. Read more...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. “”mdash; In order to win the war of a college football game, many smaller battles must be won. And for UCLA, one battle was of paramount importance heading into Saturday’s 35-17 win over Illinois ““ the one fought over turnovers. Read more...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. “”mdash; UCLA may finally be getting its point across. After an offseason spent reiterating its confidence in and improvement of an offense that last year ranged from bland to dysfunctional, UCLA had its way with Illinois’ defense Saturday. Read more...

It’s 9 o’clock on a Saturday morning, and you’re a little groggy. So what do you do? Well, if you flip to ABC, you can catch the UCLA v. Read more...

Had the UCLA football team won its season opener against Oklahoma State, the postgame focus would have been entirely different. Instead of the critical remarks directed toward the defense for allowing 31 points and wide-open running lanes, many would have been praising the improvement on offense, where the Bruins gained a total of 443 yards. Read more...

Although the ultimate result was negative, the UCLA football team came away with many positives from its inaugural game of the 2004 season against Oklahoma State. Read more...

The Rose Bowl was supposed to act as a proving ground Saturday for the UCLA football team. Entering the team’s season opener against Oklahoma State, there were question marks in many places, questions that could only be answered once the Bruins took the field in a real game. Read more...