SALT LAKE CITY — For a moment, Utah’s Rice-Eccles Stadium looked like its same old 2011 self. Two hours before kickoff, a dark, ominous cloud opened up over the site of UCLA’s Thursday game, releasing a torrent of snow flurries reminiscent of the Bruins’ 31-6 dud two years ago. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore cornerback Fabian Moreau and the UCLA defense held Utah to ten second half points.
SALT LAKE CITY — UCLA football talked all week about not giving up the big play, something the Bruins hadn’t surrendered in their first three games. Read more...
1. Will men’s basketball improve its record over last year’s team? Kevin Bowman: UCLA’s 25-10 season last year was largely viewed as a disappointment, despite the Bruins winning the Pac-12 regular-season title and reaching the championship game of the Pac-12 tournament. Read more...
Offense: Dres Anderson, WR, Junior At 6-foot-7, sophomore quarterback Travis Wilson undoubtedly has the height to see over defenses, and one player he’s seen wide open plenty through his team’s first four games is Dres Anderson, Utah’s top wide receiver thus far. Read more...
The last two years have accounted for huge transformations in the UCLA football program, but when it comes to Utah, the biggest change stems from visiting Salt Lake City a month earlier. Read more...
Photo: After UCLA lost in its last trip to Utah, sophomore wide receiver Jordan Payton and the Bruins are looking to break a long streak of struggling at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
Utah’s offense nearly waited until the last minute to show life against UCLA in 2012, capping off a 90-yard scoring drive for its lone offensive touchdown with only 3:16 left in the fourth quarter. Read more...
Photo: After coaching with Utah co-offensive coordinator Dennis Erickson with the San Francisco 49ers, coach Jim Mora will try to limit Erickson and the Utah offense on Thursday.
At 6 feet 7 inches tall , Utah quarterback Travis Wilson towers above the rest of the quarterbacks this UCLA team has faced so far – or will face, for that matter. Read more...
Photo: UCLA senior linebacker Jordan Zumwalt emphasizes discipline as the team plans to contain Utah’s big-play offense.
