Thursday, February 19

Limiting turnovers, helping defense key for UCLA football against Colorado

Two overarching themes have become clear in UCLA football’s first four games this season – untimely turnovers and a fragile defense. After turning the ball over seven times in the past two weeks, UCLA’s offense has made it a priority to hold onto the ball and make Colorado (3-1, 0-1 Pac-12) drive the length of the field to score Saturday night. Read more...

Photo: UCLA football will need to take better care of the football if it wants to get back on the winning end this weekend. Junior quarterback Josh Rosen has thrown a pair of interceptions in back-to-back losses. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)


Report Card: UCLA vs. Stanford

Each week, Daily Bruin Sports takes a look at the game film for UCLA football and grades each position group on its performance. This week, we grade UCLA’s 58-34 loss to Stanford. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s defense struggled to suppress Stanford, earning several defensive units poor marks in this week’s report card. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)


Defense continues to disappoint with porous showing at Stanford

One week after being carved up by Memphis for 48 points, the UCLA defense perhaps put forth an even worse showing in Saturday’s 58-34 loss at Stanford. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA defense had a lot of trouble stopping Stanford running back Bryce Love, who ran for 263 yards. His longest run of the game measured 69 yards. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)



UCLA falters late in first half, falls behind Stanford 23-13

PALO ALTO, Calif.—Perhaps it was naive to think UCLA football might get an easy win against Stanford. The Bruins, seeking to snap a nine-game losing streak to the Cardinal, looked poised to build a two-score lead early in the second quarter of Saturday night’s matchup. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior wide receiver Darren Andrews scored the first touchdown of the game, but the Bruins couldn’t maintain their first half lead. (Amy Dixon/assistant Photo editor)


Football needs to prevail against Cardinal run game, veteran defense

Ten­ – that’s how many consecutive losses against Stanford there will be if UCLA loses Saturday. Both teams are coming off losses to unranked opponents outside of the Power Five conferences. Read more...

Photo: Stanford running back Bryce Love is second in the country with 524 yards in the first three games of the season. Stopping Love will be key to UCLA’s success Saturday. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Gameday predictions: UCLA vs. Stanford

Matt Cummings, football beat writerPrediction: Stanford 35, UCLA 31 The talk among the UCLA coaching staff after the loss to Memphis has focused heavily on the Bruins’ inability to prevent explosive plays. Read more...

Photo: The Bruin defense will have to shut down the Cardinal’s running game and hope it can turn the match into a shootout between quarterbacks.(Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)



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