Saturday, August 22

In the news:


UCLA leads Colorado 24-14 at halftime

BOULDER, Colo. — UCLA wasted no time in the first half of its game against Colorado, in which it leads 24-14 at halftime. After a penalty, UCLA’s first official play on offense – a handoff to the left to redshirt sophomore running back Paul Perkins – went 92 yards for a touchdown. Read more...



UCLA swim hopes to knock off records in Santa Barbara meet

Coach Cyndi Gallagher reached into her bag and pulled out a UCLA vs. UCSB meet record sheet from a folder. “We tell (our swimmers) the meet records,” Gallagher said. Read more...

Photo: UCLA will face UCSB and BYU this weekend, but its focus is on itself, as the team will look to beat two records from 2004 and 2005 that have withstood a decade of competition. The Bruins will look to complete this task on the road as they travel for the first time this season. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA women’s soccer hits the road after stretch of home games

For the first time in three weeks, the women’s soccer team shifted Thursday’s practice up by an hour. It was just one of the few accommodations the team had to make for a road trip to Oregon after three weeks of home games. Read more...

Photo: Senior defender Abby Dahlkemper is looking to relish her final road trip to Oregon by partaking in sightseeing and appreciating time away. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Football scouting report: Colorado

Offense: Junior WR Nelson Spruce (No. 22) One glance at a stat sheet is enough to see the impact Spruce has made for Colorado this year. Read more...

Photo: Quarterback Brett Hundley had a near-prefect day against the Colorado defense last year, going 19-for-23 with 273 yards and two touchdowns through the air and adding 72 more yards and two touchdowns on the ground in UCLA’s 45-23 win. The story could be the same for the redshirt junior this Saturday, as the Buffaloes enter the game with the No. 98 pass defense in the country. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Beat writers’ game day predictions: UCLA v. Colorado

Prior to each UCLA football game, the Daily Bruin football beat writers will predict the score and give a short reasoning behind their predictions. To keep track of how far off each writer’s predictions are from reality, the “prediction differential” statistic shows the average difference between the writer’s predicted margin of victory and the actual margin of victory in each game. Read more...

Photo: In UCLA’s 45-23 win over Colorado last year, the Bruin defense only sacked Colorado quarterback Sefo Liufau once. This year, the task of pressuring Lifau could be even more difficult, as standout pass rushers Cassius Marsh (right) and Anthony Barr are gone, and Colorado ranks No. 1 in the Pac-12 in pass protection. (Daily Bruin file photo)