Halfway through the season, things haven’t gone quite according to plan for UCLA football. But, in the eyes of Sports Illustrated, blame for that doesn’t rest on the shoulders of redshirt senior inside linebacker Eric Kendricks. Read more...
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It’s been the same story for two weeks now. After a strong start to the season by UCLA’s run defense, allowing no more than 164 rushing yards through the first four games, the Bruins have been showing some holes in their defense during the past few weeks. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore defensive end Eddie Vanderdoes said the Bruins lost sight of what’s important about football and have been recently treating it like a job rather than just going out there and trying to have fun. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA football has thrust itself into a tight situation, prickling at the Bruins from all sides. Off back-to-back losses, the pressure is on the Bruins to win the rest of their games, to salvage some of the fallen rubble of preseason expectations, to capture at the very least a Pac-12 South title. Read more...
Photo: After Saturday’s loss to Oregon, sophomore linebacker Myles Jack said that the media’s lofty preseason expectations for UCLA football did affect the team this year, making the Bruins feel as if they needed to deliver. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
North 1. Oregon (5-1, 2-1 Pac-12) Previous position: 1 Oregon did everything it needed to against UCLA in order to reassert its dominance after a loss to Arizona. Read more...
Every UCLA football Saturday has so much more to it than a win or a loss. That’s why each postgame Monday, the Daily Bruin will break down the Bruins’ most recent game, outlining the good, the bad and the verdict for their performance. Read more...
It’s official: UCLA football, once ranked No. 7 to start the season, is now unranked in AP Poll. The drop comes after the Bruins lost to the then-No.12 Oregon Ducks 42-30 at home. Read more...
Quarterback: B- If not for the fourth quarter, this grade would have been much lower. Redshirt junior Brett Hundley was ineffective through the air for most of the day, throwing for just 97 yards through the first three quarters. Read more...
Photo: Running back Paul Perkins was one of the few bright spots for the Bruins in their 42-30 loss to the Oregon Ducks. The redshirt sophomore rushed for a career-high 187 yards on 8.9 yards per carry. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
