Prior to each UCLA football game, the Daily Bruin football beat writers will predict the score and give a short reasoning behind their predictions. To keep track of how far off each writer’s predictions are from reality, the “prediction differential” statistic shows the average difference between the writer’s predicted margin of victory and the actual margin of victory in each game. Read more...
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Three hats and a future were laid out before Jordan Payton. The then-high school senior stood in front of cameras at the 2012 U.S. Army All-American Bowl, behind a table on which three hats were placed, each bearing the logo of the three schools to which Payton had narrowed his selection down. Read more...
Photo: This season marks the first time junior Jordon Payton has truly asserted himself on the field, becoming redshirt junior quarterback Brett Hundley’s go-to receiver while scoring seven touchdowns on the season. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Time supposedly heals all wounds, but for the UCLA football team, there may not be enough time in the world for the scabs to form over its most recent gash. Read more...
Photo: Coach Jim Mora was disappointed when his team “couldn’t get it done” against Stanford on Nov. 28. UCLA looks to redeem itself and assert itself as a top football program when it faces No. 11 Kansas State at the Alamo Bowl. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
River Walk A five-mile pedestrian-only walkway that runs parallel to the San Antonio River, the River Walk offers not just a beautiful view of the water, surrounding trees and architecture, but also a vein through the cultural hub of the city. Read more...
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Offensive MVP: Paul Perkins Coming into the season, redshirt junior Brett Hundley was billed as a potential Heisman candidate. As it turns out, he wasn’t even the best offensive player on his own team this season. Read more...
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“I want to be somebody. I want to have people look back on it later and say, ‘He did something while he was here and he made a statement, he made a history.’ I want to leave a legacy.” Those were the words spoken by quarterback Brett Hundley prior to his redshirt freshman season when he took over as UCLA’s starter. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior quarterback Brett Hundley has been one of the most prolific dual-threat quarterbacks in the nation during his three years as UCLA’s starter. Hundley ran for an average of 550.3 yards per season. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Brett Hundley has become one of UCLA’s best quarterbacks of all time over the past three years, as he has led the Bruins to three straight seasons of nine wins or more after the program only had one such season in the 10-year span prior to Hundley’s playing career. Read more...
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