Thursday, June 25

UCLA triumphs over USC in rivalry game, returning Victory Bell to Westwood

This post was updated on Nov. 19 at 9:35 p.m. Ninety-three yards of turf stood between the Trojans and the Bruins’ end zone.  Buried deep in his own territory, coach Lincoln Riley called for a MarShawn Lloyd rush on USC’s first offensive play of the third quarter.  But instead of a four-yard run to set up second-and-6, the ball popped out of Lloyd’s hands, landing right in front of defensive back Alex Johnson.  Eleven yards of turf stood between the redshirt senior and the Trojans’ end zone.  Johnson collected the ball and waltzed past the goal line untouched, extending UCLA football’s (7-4, 4-4 Pac-12) lead over USC (7-5, 5-4) to 18 after the Trojans’ third turnover of the day. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior linebacker Darius Muasau rings the Victory Bell as the rest of his team celebrates UCLA football’s win over USC. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin senior staff)






2023 Rivalry Issue

The annual rivalry game between UCLA football and USC is upon fans once more. The Bruins claimed the Victory Bell in a road victory at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in 2021, but USC’s then-first year coach Lincoln Riley and quarterback Caleb Williams returned the favor with a three-point win at the Rose Bowl in 2022. Read more...

Photo: (Illustrated by Helen Park/Daily Bruin)


Gameday Predictions: UCLA vs. USC

UCLA football (6-4, 3-4 Pac-12) and USC (7-4, 5-3) will face off at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as Pac-12 rivals for the final time Saturday, with both teams losing two of their last three games. Read more...

Photo: USC quarterback Caleb Williams (left) and UCLA football redshirt senior linebacker Darius Muasau (right) are pictured. (Photos by left to right: USC Athletics, Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor. Photo illustration Helen Quach/Design director)