Friday, April 10

Five Things: UCLA vs. Texas A&M

UCLA football completed the largest comeback in program history Sunday night in its 45-44 win over Texas A&M. Junior quarterback Josh Rosen led the comeback by going 35-for-59 for 491 yards and four touchdowns, with each of those coming in the fourth quarter. Read more...

Photo: UCLA started its season with a dramatic, one-point victory over Texas A&M. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo Editor)


Defense adjusts after woeful first half to help spur comeback

It didn’t take a genius to know it was time for a change. The UCLA defense had been gashed for 38 points and 286 rushing yards in the first half of Sunday’s season-opener against Texas A&M. Read more...

Photo: Freshman defensive end Jaelan Phillips and the UCLA defense held Texas A&M to just six second-half points in the Bruins’ 45-44 comeback victory Sunday night at the Rose Bowl. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Under Jedd Fisch, Bruin offense starts season with up-and-down game

To say the Jedd Fisch era at UCLA started poorly would be an understatement. Under the Bruins’ new offensive coordinator, their offense opened the game with a field goal but followed that with fumbles on back-to-back drives and four consecutive three-and-outs. Read more...

Photo: Josh Rosen’s first half wasn’t the start UCLA fans were looking for, but the junior quarterback’s fortunate second half gave the Bruins their biggest comeback in school history. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo Editor)


UCLA makes last-minute turnaround against Texas A&M, winning 45-44

This post was updated Sept. 3 at 10:59 p.m. Jedd Fisch calls himself a Patriots fan, but when the first-year offensive coordinator looked up at the scoreboard that showed UCLA football trailing Texas A&M by 34 points, he couldn’t even dream of a Super Bowl-like comeback – not when the Bruins were down by almost twice as much as New England was against the Atlanta Falcons. Read more...

Photo: UCLA narrowly defeated Texas A&M, scoring 28 points during the last quarter of the game. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo Editor)



Josh Rosen makes comeback at upcoming season opener against Texas A&M

Last year’s season-opening 31-24 loss to Texas A&M was a rude awakening for Josh Rosen. The then-sophomore quarterback threw three interceptions and was sacked five times and hurried another 23 as the Aggies’ pair of elite defensive ends, Myles Garrett and Daeshon Hall, created pressure play after play. Read more...

Photo: Josh Rosen threw for 26 completions on 46 attempts, also throwing three picks in last season’s opener against Texas A&M. The junior quarterback will face the Aggies again Sunday in his first game since a shoulder injury ended his season October 2016. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA Athletics partners with Red Cross to aid Hurricane Harvey relief

UCLA Athletics and the Rose Bowl will partner with the American Red Cross Los Angeles Region to fundraise for those affected by Hurricane Harvey. At Sunday’s football season opener in Pasadena, California, fans in attendance will be able to donate to the Red Cross via text message to support Hurricane Harvey relief. Read more...

Photo: Fans at UCLA’s home opener against Texas A&M will be encouraged to donate to the American Red Cross throughout the game to help the Hurricane Harvey relief effort. (Creative Commons photo by Bobak Ha’Eri)



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