Upon hearing the news of UCLA firing football coach Jim Mora Sunday morning, many future, current and former Bruin players took to social media to commend Mora for his tenure in Westwood. Read more...
Photo: Several UCLA football players – both past and present – took to Twitter to voice their opinions about the firing of coach Jim Mora. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)
Coach Jim Mora was fired Sunday morning following UCLA football’s loss to USC on Saturday. Offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch will serve as interim head coach for 2017’s final regular season game against California on Friday. Read more...
Photo: Jim Mora will leave UCLA football after guiding the Bruins to a 46-30 record during his tenure as head coach. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)
The most embarrassing error came early on, but the mistakes continued all night for UCLA’s special teams in Saturday night’s 28-23 loss to USC. The Bruins gave up a punt return touchdown early in the first quarter, when they fell for a Trojan trick play that lured them to one side of the field while the ball headed toward the opposite sideline. Read more...
Photo: USC was able to capitalize on UCLA’s miscues early in the game. The final score was close; the Bruins fell by just one score. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)
This post was updated Nov. 17 at 11:29 p.m. Josh Rosen thought he had a touchdown pass, but after he released it, he saw USC safety Marvell Tell step directly into its path. Read more...
Photo: Jordan Lasley came up with 204 yards on 10 receptions with three touchdowns. The redshirt junior wide receiver had a 27-yard touchdown reception, the final score of the game. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
The game was billed as a meeting between two elite quarterbacks, but special teams made the difference in the first half of Saturday night’s UCLA-USC game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Read more...
Photo: USC tricked UCLA on a punt return early in the first quarter. Most of the Trojans crashed toward the right sideline, but receiver Michael Pittman caught the ball on the left sideline and raced for a touchdown untouched. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Kelsey Angus, assistant Sports editor Score: USC 45, UCLA 31 I was raised by two Bruin alumni who brainwashed me from a very young age to love UCLA and hate USC – so much so that as a child I wouldn’t color red and yellow next to each other. Read more...
Photo: UCLA football is one win away from becoming bowl eligible after not reaching one last season. However, the Bruins are 0-5 on the road this year, and they will have to visit USC at the Los Angeles Coliseum on Saturday. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)
There’s been a lot of talk swirling through the air about the matchup between junior quarterbacks Josh Rosen and his USC counterpart, Sam Darnold. And rightfully so, since Saturday’s meeting between UCLA football (5-5, 3-4 Pac-12) and No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA will certainly have to contend with highly touted USC quarterback Sam Darnold, but they might struggle even more against USC’s running game. The Bruins have struggled against opposing tailbacks all season long. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
