STANFORD, Calif.—Following UCLA’s victory over Cal, offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone put his offensive line in monetary terms. Referring to a disconcerted effort in which UCLA’s five offensive linemen played like “five pennies,” as opposed to one efficient nickel, Mazzone knew his offense was already reeling from the loss of redshirt sophomore left tackle Torian White, who suffered a broken ankle against Utah. Read more...

Photo: With an injured and pieced together offensive line, redshirt sophomore quarterback Brett Hundley was forced to try to extend plays with his feet against Stanford.

The leader of football at The Farm in Palo Alto, Stanford head coach David Shaw sports a veritable herd of talent on defense. Four members of his defensive front seven are on the watch list for the Bednarik Award, which is given to the nation’s best defensive player at the season’s end. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn’s missed field goal against Stanford in the Pac-12 title game cost UCLA a trip to the Rose Bowl.