Friday, July 4

UCLA football’s strong defensive performance vital in Arizona win

PASADENA — It was billed as a shoot-out, an offensive showcase, a game that could test the scoreboard’s limits. With the Pac-12’s third and fifth highest-scoring offenses – and the fifth and fourth worst scoring defenses – duking it out, Saturday’s game between No. Read more...

Photo: Arizona quarterback Anu Solomon was sacked by sophomore defensive lineman Takkarist McKinley (left) and redshirt junior linebacker Aaron Wallace (middle). (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA football keeps Pac-12 hopes alive with pivotal win against Arizona

PASADENA — It was ugly. It was a struggle. And it was exactly what the Bruins needed. No. 22 UCLA overcame another penalty-ridden affair and rode its best defensive performance of the season, stifling a flat No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore linebacker Myles Jack didn’t put up the standout rushing performance that he did last year against Arizona, but still helped the UCLA defense stifle the Wildcats in the Bruins’ 17-7 win on Saturday. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)




After high school career in Hundley’s shadow, Perkins shines at UCLA

On UCLA’s opening play in its 40-37 win over Colorado this year, redshirt sophomore running back Paul Perkins took the hand-off from his own eight-yard line and sprinted down the left sideline and away from everyone, landing in the end zone 92-yards later. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore running back Paul Perkins shared a friendship with redshirt junior quarterback during their days together on the Arizona Cheetahs youth track team. Now the two share a backfield and 1415 yards. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Beat writers’ game day predictions: UCLA v. Arizona

Prior to each UCLA football game, the Daily Bruin football beat writers will predict the score and give a short reasoning behind their predictions. To keep track of how far off each writer’s predictions are from reality, the “prediction differential” statistic shows the average difference between the writer’s predicted margin of victory and the actual margin of victory in each game. Read more...



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