Thursday, February 19

Paul Perkins carries UCLA to 37-3 win over UNLV

LAS VEGAS —  As freshman quarterback Josh Rosen torched the Virginia defense with his arm last weekend, running back Paul Perkins was cast out of the spotlight. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior running back Paul Perkins carried the ball 18 times for 151 yards and two touchdowns on Saturday against UNLV. He scored touchdowns on two of the Bruins’ first three drives in the second half. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA football leads UNLV 17-0 at halftime

LAS VEGAS — It was a wild and awkward first half at Sam Boyd Stadium. There were two muffed punts, a tackler lost his helmet on a fourth down conversion, a referee jumbled his words, and a couple snaps went over the quarterback’s head. Read more...

Photo: True freshman Josh Rosen ended the first half against UNLV with a passing line of: 14 for 25 with 151 yards, a touchdown and no interceptions. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA vs. UNLV gameday predictions

No. 13 UCLA travels to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for its first away game of the 2015 season Saturday night. Here are the predictions from the Bruin Sports senior staff. Read more...

Photo: Freshman quarterback Josh Rosen and the Bruins traveled to Las Vegas this weekend, looking for their second win in as many games. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Linebacker communication to be key factor against unfamiliar UNLV

The UCLA defense answered a key question last Saturday against Virginia. In the absence of its former leader – current Minnesota Vikings inside linebacker Eric Kendricks – the defense was able to maintain its cohesion and communication. Read more...

Photo: Junior weakside linebacker Deon Hollins recorded UCLA’s only sack in the season opener against Virginia. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)


LA prosecutors set informal hearing for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Sean “Diddy” Combs is set to appear at a hearing, called an informal conference, next month to resolve his case that began with a June 22 arrest at UCLA’s Acosta Athletic Training Complex, according to the Los Angeles attorney’s office. Read more...

Photo: University police arrested rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs at UCLA’s Acosta Athletic Training Complex on June 22. Combs is set to appear at an informal hearing next month. (Creative Commons photo by Alexander Vaughn via Flickr)


Overlooked Outings: OLB Kenny Orjioke shows strong comeback from knee injury

Football is a game where the stats aren’t foolproof. There aren’t ways to quantify how well an offensive linemen or defensive linemen controls the line of scrimmage, and there aren’t ways to truly measure how well a defensive back plays in man coverage. Read more...

Photo: On his first official play since Sept. 25, 2014 – when he tore his ACL – redshirt junior outside linebacker Kenny Orjioke rushed the quarterback and got a hit on Virginia quarterback Matt Johns. Orjioke’s pressure forced Johns to throw the ball out of bounds on the play. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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