ESPN's College Game Day, which travels each week to the location of one of Saturday's marquee matchups, is filming in Eugene, Ore. this morning before the No. 12 UCLA Bruins take on the No. 2 Oregon Ducks this afternoon. Follow along for live updates of the event from senior staffers Andrew Erickson, Emilio Ronquillo and Brandon Choe, who are on location. Read more...
Photo: Oregon fans woke up early on Saturday to attend ESPN’s College Game Day, bringing some festive signs along with them.
When it’s done right, a snap is quicker than a hiccup. With a flick of the center’s wrist, the ball is instantly in the hands of the quarterback just below chest height and the play can run as designed. Read more...
Photo: In a head-to-head battle, UCLA’s redshirt sophomore quarterback Brett Hundley (top left), senior outside linebacker Anthony Barr (top center) and redshirt senior wide receiver Shaquelle Evans (top right) will play the likes of Oregon’s quarterback Marcus Mariota (bottom left), running back De’Anthony Thomas (bottom center) and cornerback Ifo Ekpre-Olomu (bottom right).
Brett Hundley expressed to reporters last week that he felt “born to play” in marquee matchups coming into the game at No. 8 Stanford. Five days away from playing against another conference powerhouse in No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore quarterback Brett Hundley may be forced to rely on his legs Saturday against Oregon, which has the twelfth most sacks in the nation.
Hope is a dangerous thing. Those were words of warning issued by Red to Andy Dufresne in the film “The Shawshank Redemption”, after Dufresne is sent to prison for a crime he did not commit. Read more...
Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota is a Heisman-caliber player. He’s thrown for 19 touchdowns and over 2,000 yards, and rushed for nine touchdowns and 493 yards more. Read more...
Photo: Oregon’s redshirt sophomore quarterback Marcus Mariota will present a challenge to UCLA’s defense. Mariota, a Heisman trophy frontrunner, has yet to throw an interception this season.
The stage could have been set better only if Stanford’s marching band was on the field. UCLA’s offense got the ball with 2:57 left on the clock, down 17-10 to then-No. Read more...
UCLA dodged an early bullet Saturday: The first pass attempted by Stanford clunked off the hands of receiver Ty Montgomery, who dropped what would have been a 51-yard touchdown in front of three Bruin defenders. Read more...
