With just under two minutes left to play in Thursday’s game, Utah faced a do-or-die, fourth-and-11 gamble. A split second after the ball was snapped, freshman defensive lineman Eddie Vanderdoes plowed into Utah quarterback Travis Wilson, turning the ball over on downs and handing the Bruins their first Pac-12 win of the season. Read more...
Photo: With UCLA ranked third in total penalty yardage, senior outside linebacker Anthony Barr said the key to overcoming “no-brainer” penalties is focus.
Every UCLA football game, whether at the Rose Bowl or on the road, 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...
SALT LAKE CITY — UCLA returns to Westwood undefeated and momentarily in the driver’s seat in the Pac-12 South, after edging out Utah on the road despite a slew of penalties and one costly interception by redshirt sophomore quarterback Brett Hundley. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore quarterback Brett Hundley briefly left Thursday night’s game against Utah after a hit left him seeing double.
SALT LAKE CITY — For a moment, Utah’s Rice-Eccles Stadium looked like its same old 2011 self. Two hours before kickoff, a dark, ominous cloud opened up over the site of UCLA’s Thursday game, releasing a torrent of snow flurries reminiscent of the Bruins’ 31-6 dud two years ago. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore cornerback Fabian Moreau and the UCLA defense held Utah to ten second half points.
SALT LAKE CITY — UCLA football talked all week about not giving up the big play, something the Bruins hadn’t surrendered in their first three games. Read more...
1. Will men’s basketball improve its record over last year’s team? Kevin Bowman: UCLA’s 25-10 season last year was largely viewed as a disappointment, despite the Bruins winning the Pac-12 regular-season title and reaching the championship game of the Pac-12 tournament. Read more...
Offense: Dres Anderson, WR, Junior At 6-foot-7, sophomore quarterback Travis Wilson undoubtedly has the height to see over defenses, and one player he’s seen wide open plenty through his team’s first four games is Dres Anderson, Utah’s top wide receiver thus far. Read more...
