On Saturday, UCLA (7-3, 4-3 Pac-12) will face No. 13 Utah (8-2, 5-2) with a chance to reach the Pac-12 championship game on the line. Utah surged out of the gates this season – going 6-0 and rising as high as No. Read more...
On Saturday, UCLA (7-3, 4-3 Pac-12) will face No. 13 Utah (8-2, 5-2) with a chance to reach the Pac-12 championship game on the line. Utah surged out of the gates this season – going 6-0 and rising as high as No. Read more...
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Hitting the booksUCLA relied heavily on senior kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn Saturday night, as the Bruins were forced to kick when numerous receivers failed to hold on to near-touchdown passes. Read more...
Photo: Senior kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn became UCLA’s all-time highest scorer Saturday, simultaneously breaking the Pac-12’s scoring record. Fairbairn is having a career season this fall, hitting a career-high 60-yard field goal last month. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Every postgame, Daily Bruin Sports breaks down the Bruins’ most recent game, outlining the good, the bad and the final verdict of their performance. This week, we take a closer look at UCLA’s 31-27 loss to Washington State on Saturday at the Rose Bowl. Read more...
Photo: (Arianna Gong and Kelly Brennan/Daily Bruin senior staff)
PASADENA — After UCLA’s 31-27 loss to Washington State, defensive coordinator Tom Bradley delivered a blunt message. “Most football games are lost, not won,” he said. Read more...
Photo: Freshman quarterback Josh Rosen and the Bruin offense outgained the Cougars by 128 yards, but red zone futility held the home team back. UCLA would go on to lose after Washington State scored a touchdown with three seconds remaining. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
PASADENA – Washington State’s Gabe Marks wears the same number, 9, as childhood friend and UCLA senior Jordan Payton. Both receivers duked it out Saturday at the Rose Bowl, leading their teams’ offenses with an average of 7.7 and 10.9 yards per catch, respectively. Read more...
Photo: Junior offensive linemen Caleb Benenoch and freshman quarterback Josh Rosen huddle together moments after Washington State nabbed the 31-27 win at the Rose Bowl. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
PASADENA — UCLA’s first-half performance tonight was sterling on many accounts. The Bruins advanced the ball inside the Washington State 25-yard line on four of their five offensive drives. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore running back Nate Starks celebrates his 14-yard touchdown run. Starks’s score was the only touchdown by the Bruins in the first half. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
No one saw the Washington State Cougars coming, but here they are. Unranked to start the season, Wazzu remains outside of the national top 25 but is surging up the ranks of the Pac-12. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior running back Paul Perkins helped UCLA speed past Oregon State last weekend, winning its third game in a row. The Bruins host the Washington State Cougars on Saturday evening at the Rose Bowl. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)