Thursday, August 20

In the news:

UCLA football defeats Arizona 56-30

TUCSON, Ariz. — In a game they entered reeling from the loss of star junior linebacker Myles Jack, UCLA came up strong, a dominating offensive performance leading them to a 56-30 victory over the Arizona Wildcats. Read more...

Photo: Freshman quarterback Josh Rosen threw for 284 yards and two touchdowns to fuel UCLA’s 56-30 rout of Arizona. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA football leads Arizona 42-14 at halftime

TUCSON, Ariz. — With all the injuries that UCLA sustained over the past few weeks, it looked like only a matter of time before the Bruins lost their first game. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore running back Nate Starks celebrates his rushing touchdown in the second quarter of Saturday’s game at Arizona. Starks scored one of the Bruins’ four first-half rushing touchdowns. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA vs. Arizona gameday predictions

No. 9 UCLA travels to No. 16 Arizona for its first Pac-12 game of the 2015 season. Both teams are 3-0 and are looking to continue their undefeated seasons. Read more...

Photo: UCLA, following its narrow victory over BYU, looks to continue its undefeated season against Arizona Saturday evening. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Football scouting report: Arizona

No. 9 UCLA (3-0) faces its first true road test of the season on Saturday against No. 16 Arizona (3-0). It’s also the Bruins’ first Pac-12 road game since going undefeated on the road last season. Read more...

Photo: Arizona running back Nick Wilson (bottom) had one of his worst games of 2014 against UCLA’s 3-4 defense. The sophomore finished with over 1,300 rushing yards in 2014, but only had 18 yards on nine carries against the Bruins. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA’s linebacker rotation strategy pays dividends early in season

On the third defensive drive of UCLA’s season, the coaching staff decided to sub out all four starting linebackers. It could have been interpreted as the coaches sending a message to a group that had allowed a 10-play, 60-yard scoring drive to start the game. Read more...

Photo: Junior inside linebacker Jayon Brown said UCLA’s strategy of frequently rotating linebackers has helped him this season. Brown is not technically a starter, but has received significant playing time in the rotation system. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Bruins prepare to face Wildcat offense without Myles Jack

Myles Jack’s meniscus was still intact when ESPN decided to send its College GameDay crew to this weekend’s game between UCLA and Arizona. But that meniscus tore this week, sidelining the junior linebacker for the season and robbing the No. Read more...

Photo: Junior linebacker Myles Jack tore his meniscus in practice this week, sidelining him for the rest of the 2015 campaign. The loss of the Bruin standout will force UCLA to adjust its defensive plans against a powerful Arizona offense. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Tanner’s Take: Rooter Bus inefficiencies mar football game day experience

I waited 10 months to make my triumphant return to the Rose Bowl and on Saturday I waited two more hours. They were two very miserable hours. Read more...

Photo: The Rooter Bus line before Saturday’s football game against Brigham Young University stretched all the way from the De Neve Crosswalk to the John Wooden statue in front of Pauley Pavilion. (Tanner Walters/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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