UCLA outlasted UNLV 42-21 Saturday evening at the Rose Bowl in a game that proved more frustrating than expected for the Bruins, who entered the matchup as a 26-point favorite. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore running back Soso Jamabo had three touchdowns for the Bruins in the first half to put them up 28-14. Although the Rebels cut the lead to one touchdown, UCLA hung on for the 42-21 win. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
UCLA’s pair of sophomore backfield stars carried them to a 28-14 halftime lead over UNLV at the Rose Bowl on Saturday evening. Running back Soso Jamabo scored touchdowns on three of his six carries, and quarterback Josh Rosen threw for 155 yards as the Bruin offense easily moved the ball against the Rebels. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Soso Jamabo rushed for three touchdowns on six carries in the first half to help the Bruins jump out to a 28-14 lead. (Michael Zshornack/Assistant photo editor)
The UCLA football team opens at home against UNLV on Saturday. Last year, the Bruins played the Rebels in Las Vegas, coming away with a 37-3 win in sophomore quarterback Josh Rosen’s first road game. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore quarterback Josh Rosen and the UCLA football team will look to win their second game over UNLV in two years. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Patricia Jones’ face lights up as she thinks about the day her youngest son became the first member of her family to graduate from college. “I can’t stop saying it – I tell him every time I talk to him, ‘I’m so proud of you,’” Jones said of UCLA redshirt senior wide receiver Kenneth Walker III. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior wide receiver Kenneth Walker III played the best game of his college career in the season opener against Texas A&M, catching six passes for 115 yards and a fourth-quarter touchdown that helped the Bruins erase a 15-point deficit. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
On Saturday, UCLA football (0-1) will play its second game of the season – and its first home game – against unranked UNLV (1-0). The Bruins defeated the Rebels 37-3 last year in Las Vegas, after being listed as a 31-point favorite heading into the game. Read more...
Photo: UNLV’s defense finished dead last in the FBS last year with just nine sacks. But the Rebels’ secondary returns three seniors from last year’s squad. (Daily Bruin file photo)
To get some inside information on the UNLV football team, Daily Bruin Sports reached out to The Rebel Yell – UNLV’s school newspaper – and asked a few questions about the Rebels before their upcoming game against UCLA this Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Eddie Vanderdoes and the Bruin’s defensive line will have to contain the Rebels’ Johnny Stanton, who went 12/15 and threw three touchdown passes last week against Jackson State University. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo Editor)
This is the first installment of The Eight-Clap, a rundown of eight midweek notes on UCLA football. 1. The health of Takkarist McKinley, who returned to practice this week after pulling his groin against Texas A&M, will go a long way in determining whether the Bruins achieve their stated goal of improving against the run this year. Read more...
Photo: Coach Jim Mora said redshirt freshman tight end Caleb Wilson (right) would earn more playing time over senior Nate Iese. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
