Wednesday, August 19

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Five Things: UCLA vs. Arizona State

UCLA football won its second straight game Saturday, upsetting then-No. 24 Arizona State for its first win at the Rose Bowl in 2019. The Bruins’ offense surged for 42 points, tied for the second-most single game points scored in the Chip Kelly era. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore running back Kazmeir Allen rushed eight times for 22 yards in his season debut for UCLA football. Allen missed the Bruins’ first seven games after being placed on academic suspension. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA football soundly secures victory over Arizona State after second-half scare

This post was updated Oct. 26 at 10:04 p.m. The Bruins put together their most complete outing of the season, but it may have come at a cost. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson exited during the fourth quarter of UCLA football’s upset win over No. 24 Arizona State because of injury. Thompson-Robinson completed 16 of his 23 passes before being replaced by redshirt sophomore quarterback Austin Burton. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)


Consistent scoring sets up UCLA football with large lead over ASU at the half

Joshua Kelley and the Bruins picked up right where they left off a week ago. Behind three first-half touchdowns from the redshirt senior running back, UCLA football (2-5, 2-2 Pac-12) leads No. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior running back Joshua Kelley led the UCLA football’s offense in the first half, scoring three of the Bruins’ four touchdowns. Kelley has already tallied 17 rush attempts, after rushing 18 times against Stanford on Oct. 17. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)



UCLA football to face No. 24 Arizona State, both tied in conference play

The Bruins are returning home for a Pac-12 South showdown. UCLA football (2-5, 2-2 Pac-12) will face off against No. 24 Arizona State (5-2, 2-2) on Saturday with a chance to put the Bruins over .500 in conference play. Read more...

Photo: UCLA football graduate linebacker Jason Harris made one of UCLA’s seven sacks in its victory over Stanford last week. UCLA will return to the Rose Bowl on Saturday to face No. 24 Arizona State. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Polynesian football players create community on team, bond over shared backgrounds

A handful of Bruins have a cultural connection to one another. “Talking to each other, sharing Polynesian experiences and culture, (Tongan sophomore defensive lineman Atonio Mafi) and the rest of the team has really shared that,” said freshman offensive lineman Duke Clemens. Read more...

Photo: Tongan sophomore defensive lineman Atonio Mafi is part of UCLA football’s group of Polynesian athletes. Mafi went to Tonga for his sophomore year of high school and speaks the island’s official language of Tongan. (Photo illustration by Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)



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