UCLA started its season with three wins but saw itself drop from its starting spot in the polls at No. 7 to as low as No. Read more...
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September 28, 10:16 pm
UCLA football ranked No. 8, returns to top ten in AP poll
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September 28, 12:00 am
Football Sunday – Sept. 28, 2014
The Good: The Offense This group was simply unstoppable with quarterback Brett Hundley back in command. The redshirt junior completed 18 of 23 passes for 355 yards as a part of a 580-yard offensive performance. Read more...
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September 28, 12:00 am
UCLA football’s Nate Iese shuffles through many positions, finds niche
It was during an early fall camp practice in an 11-on-11 scrimmage play when a Bruin defender had the misfortune of meeting redshirt sophomore fullback Nate Iese in open space. Read more...
Photo: With a 6-foot-3-inch, 250-pound build coupled with athleticism and dexterity, Nate Iese has often left his coaches wondering where to put him on the field. After shuffling from linebacker to the defensive line, and then to tight end, the redshirt sophomore found his niche at fullback last year, and has emerged as a receiving weapon in the UCLA offense this year. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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September 27, 12:07 am
Reviewing ‘The Drive’: Episode 5
The fifth episode of “The Drive” opens with a curious line from the show’s narrator: “Going into the bye week there is no game, but still plenty of work to be done.” While this is true for UCLA football, “The Drive” apparently decided to just take the week off too. Read more...
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September 26, 11:26 pm
UCLA v. Arizona State: Bruin report card
Quarterbacks: A+ So Brett Hundley’s left elbow appears to be fine. The redshirt junior quarterback threw for over 300 yards for a school-record 13th time in his career as part of a 18-23, 355-yard four-touchdown effort. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA football team put together its most complete performance of the season thus far in its 62-27 trouncing of Pac-12 rival Arizona State Thursday night. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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September 26, 2:25 am
Silencing doubts, Brett Hundley returns to field to knock out ASU
TEMPE, Ariz. – After he took a knee on the final snap of UCLA’s 62-27 win over Arizona State, Brett Hundley let it soak in. He turned around, placed the ball behind his back and bowed. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior quarterback Brett Hundley didn’t seem to miss a beat in his return to the football field Thursday night. At one point, Hundley hurdled over an Arizona State defender (pictured) in an attempt to gain a couple extra yards on this run play. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
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September 26, 2:16 am
Ishmael Adams drives home win over ASU with kickoff return, pick-six
TEMPE, Ariz. — The play started as a stroke of luck – an ounce of redemption. About 10 seconds later, it turned into game changer. Six minutes of game time after that, junior cornerback Ishmael Adams put the finishing touches on his masterpiece of a performance. Read more...
Photo: Junior cornerback Ishmael Adams finished the game against ASU with a total of 296 all-purpose yards, which included a kickoff return touchdown and a pick six. When asked which he preferred scoring, however, Adams replied with: “I love pick sixes.” (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)