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In the sports writing world, we call this lede re-write number three. That is what Pitt and UCLA created at the Sun Bowl. In a back-and-forth game that seemed over when UCLA scored with 34 seconds left, Pitt beats UCLA 37-35 in El Paso Friday. Among The Missing The Panthers went in missing many of […] READ MORE
The Sun Bowl gets us the postseason version of the Haves and the Have Nots as UCLA faces Pittsburgh in El Paso this week. Sun Bowl UCLA (9-3) vs Pitt (8-4) Friday December 30th; 2pm eastern Sun Bowl Stadium; El Paso, Texas First, we have to pay due respect to this game. The Sun Bowl […] READ MORE
Now that the 2021 Bruins football season has come to an ignominious ending, it’s time to ask what’s next for UCLA? There are so many unknowns right now from the status of the head coach to which players will return and which will take their leave. Will the Bruins be forced to overload on the […] READ MORE
Now that the ink is dry on the formal letters of intent, Chip Kelly will assess what is needed still and keep a daily eye on the transfer portal to go get it. But UCLA’s roster management is complicated. And now the Bruins have more quarterback options thanks to the transfer portal. While there are […] READ MORE
UCLA gets its signature win of the season with a 62-33 blowout win over USC at the LA Coliseum. It was the most significant win of Chip Kelly’s four years at UCLA. And while he made have had bigger games statistically, it was one of the best performances of Dorian Thompson-Robinson’s career. He was the […] READ MORE
With UCLA’s season teetering on the edge of oblivion, they put on one of the best quarters they have had all season. The end result was a 44-20 win at home over Colorado. With the win, the Bruins are bowl eligible for the first time in the Chip Kelly era. A Poor Start UCLA was […] READ MORE
UCLA needed to win two of its three games through this gauntlet stretch to stay in the race for the Pac-12 South. But Utah ran the Bruins out of the conference race Saturday night in Salt Lake City with a 44-24 win. With the loss, UCLA is eliminated from the conference race and looking to […] READ MORE
It is the biggest weekend for UCLA football in years. ESPN GameDay will be on campus prior to the game at the Rose Bowl against Oregon. It is the first time they have done a UCLA home game since 1998. Fans and social media have been following every bolt and every nail that gets used […] READ MORE
UCLA got a much-needed win in the first of its three game critical stretch, as the Bruins knock off Washington, 24-17 in Seattle. UCLA moves to 5-2 overall on the season and 3-1 in conference play. The Huskies dropped to 2-4 overall and 1-2 in conference play. As quality wins go, this was UCLA’s biggest […] READ MORE
It wasn’t pretty last weekend, but UCLA had enough in the arsenal to get out of Tucson with the win. The Bruins moved to 4-2 on the season and 2-1 in conference play. But now comes the part of the season that everyone has had circled since Spring camp. UCLA’s football gauntlet starts Saturday night […] READ MORE
Tony has been with Last Word on Sports for six years covering college football around the country. A native of Southern California, now living in North Carolina, he has been working in broadcast, print and digital media for nearly 30 years. He is a member of the Football Writers Association of America, and is a voting panelist for the Outland Trophy, the Nagurski Award, and the Biletnikoff Award. He can also be found on twitter @tonybruin