It didn’t take a genius to know it was time for a change. The UCLA defense had been gashed for 38 points and 286 rushing yards in the first half of Sunday’s season-opener against Texas A&M. Read more...
Photo: Freshman defensive end Jaelan Phillips and the UCLA defense held Texas A&M to just six second-half points in the Bruins’ 45-44 comeback victory Sunday night at the Rose Bowl. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
To say the Jedd Fisch era at UCLA started poorly would be an understatement. Under the Bruins’ new offensive coordinator, their offense opened the game with a field goal but followed that with fumbles on back-to-back drives and four consecutive three-and-outs. Read more...
Photo: Josh Rosen’s first half wasn’t the start UCLA fans were looking for, but the junior quarterback’s fortunate second half gave the Bruins their biggest comeback in school history. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo Editor)
This post was updated Sept. 3 at 10:59 p.m. Jedd Fisch calls himself a Patriots fan, but when the first-year offensive coordinator looked up at the scoreboard that showed UCLA football trailing Texas A&M by 34 points, he couldn’t even dream of a Super Bowl-like comeback – not when the Bruins were down by almost twice as much as New England was against the Atlanta Falcons. Read more...
Photo: UCLA narrowly defeated Texas A&M, scoring 28 points during the last quarter of the game. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo Editor)
The Josh Rosen comeback UCLA football fans had been waiting 11 months for kicked off against Texas A&M. It wasn’t pretty. The Aggies outplayed the Bruins in every facet of the first half – 342 to 151 in net total yards, 13 to 8 in first downs and 18:21 to 11:39 in minutes of possession. Read more...
Photo: (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo Editor)
Last year’s season-opening 31-24 loss to Texas A&M was a rude awakening for Josh Rosen. The then-sophomore quarterback threw three interceptions and was sacked five times and hurried another 23 as the Aggies’ pair of elite defensive ends, Myles Garrett and Daeshon Hall, created pressure play after play. Read more...
Photo: Josh Rosen threw for 26 completions on 46 attempts, also throwing three picks in last season’s opener against Texas A&M. The junior quarterback will face the Aggies again Sunday in his first game since a shoulder injury ended his season October 2016. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA Athletics and the Rose Bowl will partner with the American Red Cross Los Angeles Region to fundraise for those affected by Hurricane Harvey. At Sunday’s football season opener in Pasadena, California, fans in attendance will be able to donate to the Red Cross via text message to support Hurricane Harvey relief. Read more...
Photo: Fans at UCLA’s home opener against Texas A&M will be encouraged to donate to the American Red Cross throughout the game to help the Hurricane Harvey relief effort. (Creative Commons photo by Bobak Ha’Eri)
Many of the players from UCLA football’s dismal 4-8 run last season will return in 2017. So will most of the team’s biggest questions. Coach Jim Mora is still looking to solidify his starting offensive line, junior quarterback Josh Rosen is returning from a shoulder injury that knocked him out for the latter half of last season and the Bruins’ running back brigade is virtually unchanged from the group that finished near dead-last in yards on the ground per game in 2016. Read more...
