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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
This post was updated Sept. 9th at 7:19 p.m. Six days later, it was more of the same for UCLA football’s offense. Junior quarterback Josh Rosen completed 22 of 25 passes for 329 yards and five touchdowns, and the Bruins’ starters found the end zone in all but one of their drives – the outlier coming as the first half ended – before they exited after their first series in the fourth quarter. Read more...
Photo: Josh Rosen’s passer rating sat at a whopping 264.5 in his second game of the season, less than a week after the junior quarterback pulled off the greatest comeback in school history. (Michael Zshornack/Photo Editor)
Josh Rosen couldn’t be stopped in the first half, sending his team to the locker room up 35-7. The junior quarterback put together four straight touchdown drives to start the game, including a 99-yard effort on his first drive of the game. Read more...
Photo: Junior quarterback Josh Rosen only had two incomplete passes in the entire first half. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo Editor)
