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)
“Thomas Duarte … continues on his mission,” the Pac-12 commentator declared. “The crowd loves it.” The junior receiver had just caught a 20-yard pass from freshman quarterback Josh Rosen , fended off five Cal defenders and broken three tackles on his 19-yard run to the red zone. Read more...
Photo: Junior receiver Thomas Duarte has been on a mission since the age of four to excel on the football field. In the midst of a career season, Duarte has become one of quarterback Josh Rosen’s go-to receivers. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
