Thursday, February 19

Football’s altered defense will need to cover its mediocre offense

Josh Rosen is not perfect after all. The junior quarterback said as much following UCLA football’s first loss of the season Sept. 16, but he’s still leading the country in passing yards and passing touchdowns. Read more...

Photo: Josh Rosen and the rest of UCLA’s offense will need to up their game Saturday if they hope to get past Stanford, a team UCLA has lost to every year since 2009. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)


Shaky quarterback, limited defense caused football’s loss to Memphis

Josh Rosen tried playing the hero role against Memphis. Similar to UCLA’s season opening comeback against Texas A&M, the offense had the ball with three minutes left in the game and needed a touchdown drive to steal a win from its opponent. Read more...

Photo: Junior quarterback Josh Rosen threw for 463 yards and four touchdowns but also threw two interceptions in UCLA’s loss to Memphis on Saturday. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA football suffers first loss of season to Memphis 48-45

This article was updated Sept. 16 at 5:41 p.m. MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Four plays into UCLA’s final drive Saturday, it looked like the Bruins were on their way to another epic ending. Read more...

Photo: Memphis wideout John Williams helped the Tigers’ receiving corps record 398 yards and all six of their touchdowns. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)


UCLA allows big plays, falls behind Memphis 27-24 at halftime

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—UCLA football was a long way from Hollywood on Saturday, but the screen play knows no bounds. The No. 25 Bruins entered halftime down 27-24 to the Memphis Tigers after being torched by screen passes for touchdowns of 42 and 47 yards. Read more...

Photo: No. 25 UCLA fell behind Memphis 27-24 in the first half Saturday thanks partially to a pair of screen passes that the Tigers’ backs took for touchdowns. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)


Gameday predictions: UCLA vs. Memphis

Matt Cummings Football beat writer Prediction: UCLA 45, Memphis 35 Bruin fans expecting a cakewalk will likely be disappointed, as the Tigers’ explosive offense should make this an entertaining matchup into the second half. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior wide receiver Darren Andrews recorded 92 yards for three touchdowns against Hawai’i last week. The Bruins had 505 total yards in the win. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA’s game against Memphis to showcase both teams’ offensive prowess

Coach Jim Mora isn’t concerned that UCLA football’s first road game of the season will kick off at 9 a.m. PST – during the school year, he said the players frequently lift weights at 6 a.m. Read more...

Photo: UCLA has scored touchdowns on 13 of its last 15 possessions behind quarterback Josh Rosen. The junior threw for 329 yards and five touchdowns against Hawai’i last week. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)


Rosen continues spectacular start with takedown of Hawai’i defense

Theo Howard had to think for a moment. Asked to identify the best part of Josh Rosen’s game, the sophomore wideout paused, struggling to pick just one. Read more...

Photo: Junior quarterback Josh Rosen completed 22 of his 25 passes Saturday for 329 yards and five touchdowns. Rosen moved into first-place all-time in UCLA history for most career 300-yard passing games. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)



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