It’s a preconceived notion that blue-chip recruits and star-studded transfers are going to be a team’s biggest contributors. But in a former walk-on, the Bruins have found their superhero. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior Carson Schwesinger awaits the snap in a game against Penn State. The linebacker leads the Big Ten in solo tackles so far this season. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Oct. 21 at 1:44 a.m. UCLA football (2-5, 1-4 Big Ten) conquered Rutgers (4-3, 1-3) for its first Big Ten victory Saturday afternoon at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA football gather for a team huddle. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Oct. 21 at 1:26 a.m. PISCATAWAY, N.J. – A career-high in single-game rushing yards. A career-high in single-game passing yards. A career-high in single-game passing touchdowns. It might have taken two years of anticipation and five conference games, but behind redshirt senior quarterback Ethan Garbers, the Bruins captured their inaugural Big Ten win. In the schools’ first-ever duel, UCLA football (2-5, 1-4 Big Ten) handed Rutgers (4-3, 1-3) a 35-32 loss in front of a 53,726 sellout crowd at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey, on Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior Ethan Garbers looks downfield to throw the ball. UCLA football’s first-string quarterback posted career-high numbers Saturday with 383 passing yards, an 84% completion percentage and five total touchdowns. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)
Caught in the basement of a number of national statistical categories, UCLA football (1-5, 0-4 Big Ten) will have another chance at snatching its first conference victory against Rutgers (4-2, 1-2) on Saturday at SHI Stadium. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior quarterback Ethan Garbers (left) and redshirt junior Carson Schwesinger (right) are pictured.
This post was updated Oct. 20 at 11:26 a.m. UCLA football (1-5, 0-4 Big Ten) is embarking on its farthest journey of the season to face Rutgers (4-2, 1-2) in New Jersey on Saturday. Read more...
This post was updated Oct. 17 at 6:51 p.m. They say all good things must come to an end. But the tale has flipped for this year’s Bruins – they’re on a quest for all bad things to come to an end. Read more...
Photo: Senior tight end Moliki Matavao and redshirt senior running back Keegan Jones high five each other at the Rose Bowl. Members of UCLA football celebrate behind them. (Daily Bruin staff)
A football game doesn’t come down to tucked shirts and timely attendance. But these mundane facets take small steps in surmounting the Bruins’ larger hurdle: a lack of discipline. Read more...
Photo: Coach DeShaun Foster looks across the field during a game against Minnesota at the Rose Bowl. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin staff)
