Starting this week, more than 60 FBS schools are getting ready for post-season play. For the second year in a row, UCLA is not one of them. You can say that at 4-8, and one game better than what they did in 2018, the Bruins improved, but that is really splitting hairs. Look for all […] READ MORE
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UCLA Leaves Reality In 67-63 Win
Earlier this week, Washington State coach Mike Leach said UCLA was going to have a breakthrough one day soon. He had no way of knowing it would be against his Cougars in Pullman, in one of the craziest football games ever. The Bruins were down 49-17 in the third quarter, and came back to win […] READ MORE
UCLA Has Tough Travels
The Bruins struggles are no secret. Chip Kelly being 0-3 for the second year in a row is what makes the team national news in the sports world. UCLA got the beating most expected by Oklahoma last weekend. Now they have to move forward and upward as they head to Pullman to face one of […] READ MORE
Experience Is Key For UCLA Defense
In 2018, UCLA was one of the four youngest teams in the country. With 48+ freshmen and sophomores on the 2019 roster, that is likely to be the case again this season. No one is chalking up the 3-9 performance last year completely to youth. But if there is an upside going forward, it is […] READ MORE
It’s A Thin Margin For UCLA Football
Stop us if you have heard this before, but the fate of the UCLA football season is likely to rest with the weekly list of the injured and walking wounded. The talent pool is there for the Bruins to compete in the Pac 12 South in 2019. The depth is there, but only at some […] READ MORE
UCLA Football: A Matter Of Numbers
No matter how you look at the UCLA football Spring camp and whatever revelations come from it, the overwhelming topic must be numbers. Between the early signing period in December and the February national signing day, the Bruins got only 19 recruits. To be fair, in 2018, UCLA had one of the youngest teams in […] READ MORE