PASADENA – Freshman defensive back Nate Meadors made the play of his career Saturday when he intercepted Colorado quarterback Sefo Liufau’s pass with less than a minute left, preserving UCLA’s 35-31 win. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior defensive back Randall Goforth, sophomore defensive back Jaleel Wadood and junior linebacker Jayon Brown celebrate with freshman defensive back Nate Meadors after his game-winning interception late in Saturday’s game. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
PASADENA — The football game at the Rose Bowl today is exhibit A for proof that time of possession and total yardage are irrelevant stats in football. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior running back Paul Perkins runs in for a 31-yard touchdown in the first quarter. (Miriam Bribiesca/ Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA hosts Colorado Saturday afternoon at the Rose Bowl. The Bruins are fresh off a 40-24 win over the Cal Golden Bears, returning to the AP Poll at No. Read more...
Photo: Fresh off an impressive win over Cal last Thursday, UCLA will seek a second straight victory Saturday against the lowly Colorado Buffaloes, whose only conference win of the year came over the struggling Oregon State Beavers. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Ten weeks into the football season, UCLA has been all over the rankings, public opinion and headlines. The team has been heralded as a Pac-12 South winner and national championship contender, and then been written off as a “pretender.” These ups and downs are far from unprecedented. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore receiver Darren Andrews, who caught five of eight targets for 45 yards in last week’s win over Cal, said the Bruin wideouts appreciate freshman quarterback Josh Rosen’s willingness to throw the ball deep. Andrews benefitted from that tendency against Stanford, reeling in 70-yard catch, the team’s longest pass play of the year. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
On the field, their playing styles couldn’t be more different. Off the field, the two couldn’t be closer. Such describes the relationship between UCLA’s two freshman running backs Soso Jamabo and Bolu Olorunfunmi. Read more...
Photo: Freshman running back Bolu Olorunfunmi, who grew up in Clovis, California watching UCLA football games, ranks third on the Bruins in rushing, with 177 yards on 30 carries this year. At 5-foot-10 and 220 pounds, Olorunfunmi is a bruising runner – his high school coach said the back might be the strongest player he’d ever coached. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
PART 3 Editor’s note: Daily Bruin Sports is on day three of a three-part series on UCLA recruiting. Today, we focus on the team’s recruiting strategies, as explained by national recruiting coordinator Angus McClure. Read more...
On Saturday, No. 24 UCLA (5-2, 2-2 Pac-12) will face a Colorado team that is last in the Pac-12 South division. The Buffaloes (4-4, 1-3) are fresh off their first conference win of the 2015 season, but have lost four games in a row to the Bruins since 2011. Read more...
Photo: Wide receiver Donovan Lee and Colorado pushed visiting UCLA to double-overtime in last season’s matchup before the Bruins finally recorded a 40-37 win over the Buffaloes. The teams will face off again on Saturday, this time at the Rose Bowl. (Daily Bruin file photo)
