Last week, UCLA improved to 2-2 in conference play after its win against Oregon – taking its overall record to 4-3. However, the Bruins face the No. Read more...
Photo: Junior quarterback Josh Rosen and the Bruins will take on the No. 12 Washington Huskies, led by quarterback Jake Browning, who had a strong season last year. Browning has completed 69 percent of his passes this season so far. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Alex Van Dyke wanted an opportunity to get more time on the field. So when the opportunity arose, he took it. “I realized that our tight ends were going down and I wanted to help out the team,” Van Dyke said. Read more...
Photo: Alex Van Dyke had seen some time playing with special teams this season, but the senior recently made the switch to tight end – a position group that has been struggling to stay healthy so far. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Washington’s offense features the reigning Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year at quarterback, plus All-Pac-12 players at running back, wide receiver, tight end and center. And yet the Huskies’ defense might be the better unit. Read more...
Photo: This weekend, UCLA will be pitched against No. 12 Washington, which boasts one of the best run defenses the country. The Huskies have allowed the second-lowest rushing yards that will no doubt exasperate the Bruins rushing woes. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA Bruins defeated the Oregon Ducks 31-14 in a triumphant return to the Rose Bowl on Saturday. Strong performances from junior quarterback Josh Rosen and junior running back Bolu Olorunfunmi helped cap the Bruin victory. Read more...
Jim Mora needed depth badly on Saturday. Along the defensive line, redshirt sophomore Rick Wade didn’t play Saturday, senior Jacob Tuioti-Mariner went to the hospital during halftime and senior Matt Dickerson suffered a collarbone injury on the first snap of the second half. Read more...
Photo: Osa Odighizuwa came up with three solo tackles and two assisted takedowns, plus a forced fumble in Saturday’s victory over Oregon Ducks. The redshirt freshman defensive lineman was part of a Bruin defense that held the opposition to just two scores. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Entering Saturday, only three teams in the nation boasted worse turnover margins than UCLA. The Bruins were last in the Pac-12 in takeaways and 10th in giveaways. Read more...
Photo: UCLA football was able to reverse a season-long trend of turnovers hurting the Bruins with an interception by redshirt sophomore cornerback Colin Samuel in the first quarter of Saturday’s win over Oregon. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Bolu Olorunfunmi rumbled down the open runway of green grass in front of him, and then took flight. The junior running back leaped and springboarded off Oregon safety Mattrell McGraw, did a flip, then landed in the end zone for a touchdown, giving UCLA a two-possession lead. Read more...
Photo: Junior running back Bolu Olorunfunmi led UCLA with 76 rushing yards on 13 carries, including a 22-yard touchdown where he flipped over an Oregon defender. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
