PASADENA — You can tell a puppy to lay down, but sometimes it won’t listen. Especially if it’s not a puppy anymore. When San Jose State running back Brandon Rutley busted through a box of 11 UCLA defenders on third-and-1 and raced to a 65-yard touchdown late in the third quarter Saturday night, the Bruins and Spartans were deadlocked at 17, and it was hard to tell the big dog and the little one apart. Read more...

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Redshirt junior Johnathan Franklin rushes for 13 yards past two San Jose State University players for a first down during the first quarter of Saturday’s game.

PASADENA "”mdash; The UCLA defense came into Saturday’s game against San Jose State feeling confident about the way it finished its week-one loss to Houston. Read more...

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Senior running back Derrick Coleman rushes through the Spartans during the fourth quarter. Coleman rushed for a total of 135 yards in Saturday’s game against San Jose State.

UCLA picked a good year to play San Jose State for the first time. Read more...

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Quarterback Kevin Prince left the game with a mild concussion. He also sustained a sprained AC joint in his shoulder and is listed as questionable for the home opener.

HOUSTON "”mdash; UCLA’s redshirt freshman kicker Kip Smith knelt on the sideline and stared into the distance as the seconds ticked off the clock during his team’s 38-34 loss to Houston to open the season. Read more...

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Redshirt freshman Kip Smith’s extra point attempt was blocked in the fourth quarter against Houston, after he missed a 32-yard field goal. The four missed points could have accounted for the difference in the game.

HOUSTON "”mdash; Late Friday night at Houston's Robertson Stadium, less than 24 hours before kickoff, the scoreboard read Houston-21, UCLA-7. While the scoreboard operator may have been a few points short with the prediction, the outcome was the same. Read more...

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Redshirt junior tight end Joseph Fauria gets tackled by two Cougar defenders in UCLA’s 38-34 loss against the University of Houston.