Wednesday, August 19

In the news:

Struggling UCLA, Colorado women’s soccer teams to face off

If this were a year ago, the women’s soccer matchup between UCLA and Colorado could’ve had conference championship implications. But “Back to the Future Day” has come and gone, and with it, talk about years past. Read more...

Photo: Senior defender Madison Tye and the UCLA women’s soccer team will face Colorado and Utah this weekend. The Bruins find themselves in a rare position midway through conference play – with a losing record. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


The Huddle Episode 4: The Un-Lost Episode

Daily Bruin Sports is back with the fourth week of its podcast, The Huddle. The Sports editors explain the mysterious circumstances surrounding last week’s podcast before talking about sports, like they’re supposed to. Read more...

Photo: Angela Cosme|Daily Bruin


Offensive outburst fuels UCLA’s upset victory over No. 20 Cal

After two weeks of misery, facing one of the hottest quarterbacks in college football, it seemed like UCLA was primed for another week of disappointment. Instead, it performed brilliantly, dominating in all facets of the game en route to a 40-24 victory over California. Read more...

Photo: Freshman quarterback Josh Rosen threw for just shy of 400 yards and three touchdowns in Thursday’s 40-24 romp over the visiting Golden Bears. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA cruises past Cal 40-24

PASADENA — The ball flew in a straight line, wobbling slightly as it began its descent. Dipping lower and lower, it stayed on target between the yellow goalposts, just barely clearing the crossbar. Read more...

Photo: Freshman running back Soso Jamabo led the Bruins’ rushing offense after redshirt junior Paul Perkins left Thursday night’s game due to injury. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA football leads Cal 26-10 at halftime

PASADENA — Once again, when people started to write the Bruins off, they stepped up and played their best football of the year. Last time this happened was in week four against Arizona. Read more...

Photo: Senior kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn set a school record on the final play of the half, scoring a 60-yard field goal to make it 26-10 (Austin Yu/Bruin senior staff)


UCLA football prepares to face strong Cal quarterback, offense

On Monday, UCLA football coach Jim Mora said that his team had put the 56-35 loss to Stanford behind them and applied the lessons they learned. Read more...

Photo: Senior punter Matt Mengel struggled against Stanford last week, averaging less than 40 yards per punt. The Bruins struggled in the field position game, and will look to improve against Cal Thursday night. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)