Their 0-2 record may suggest otherwise, but the Bruins have limited their mistakes so far this season. The start of the Chip Kelly era has been a slow one for UCLA football, highlighted by a last-minute home loss to Cincinnati and a road blowout to Oklahoma on Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore defensive lineman Martin Andrus Jr. had five tackles as a reserve nose tackle in 2017. This year, he has had seven tackles through the first two games. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)
NORMAN,Okla.— Baby steps. After playing in front of a sold-out crowd of over 85,000 people and entering as a 30.5-point underdog, freshman quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson had a succinct assessment of his first career start. Read more...
Photo: UCLA freshman quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson gave the Bruins a reason to be optimistic despite a 49-21 loss to Oklahoma on Saturday. Thompson-Robinson threw for 254 yards and a touchdown. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Soccer Gabriel McCarthy, assistant Sports editor The Bruins had one more player named to national team rosters and another receive recognition. UCLA women’s soccer junior midfielder Jessie Fleming was named a 2017 Canadian U-20 Player of the Year in Ottawa, Canada this past week. Read more...
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This post was updated Sept. 8 at 2:56 p.m. NORMAN, Okla.—The Bruins couldn’t stand up to the boom. While Oklahoma’s offense revved down the field like a sports car, true freshman quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson was bombarded left and right, and UCLA’s offense sputtered like a lemon. Read more...
Photo: UCLA failed to stop Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray for most of the game – he completed 19-of-33 passes for 306 yards and had five combined touchdowns Saturday. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)
NORMAN, Okla.— The offense is getting there. After a dismal showing against Cincinnati, UCLA’s offense ran more speed option and read option plays in true freshman quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson’s first career start. Read more...
Photo: Freshman quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson was unable to escape the pressure from Oklahoma’s defense very often in the first half. He was sacked five times and the Sooners had eight tackles for loss. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Ryan Smith Sports editor Prediction: Oklahoma 55, UCLA 10 As much as I would love to be optimistic about Saturday’s game, there is no scenario in which I can see UCLA beating Oklahoma – not to mention on the road. Read more...
Photo: Freshman running back Kazmeir Allen scored a 74-yard touchdown in his collegiate debut against Cincinnati last Saturday. Allen will be playing his first career road game this weekend in Oklahoma. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)
Things are not getting any easier for the Bruins on Saturday. UCLA football (0-1) will travel to Norman, Okla., to take on No. 6 Oklahoma (1-0) after it dropped its first game of the season to Cincinnati last weekend at the Rose Bowl. Read more...
Photo: Quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson replaced graduate transfer quarterback Wilton Speight following an injury in the season opener. The true freshman has been taking reps with the first and second teams in practice this week and is likely the favorite to start at Oklahoma on Saturday. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)
