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  • UCLA ends the season on a high note with a victory over Fresno State

    Bill Seals, Sports Reporter|Dec 5, 2024

    The UCLA Bruins football team used a strong defense to win their final game of the regular season last Saturday, defeating the Fresno State Bulldogs, 20-13 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. With the win, the Bruins finished the season at 5-7 and broke a six-game losing streak to the Bulldogs. Fresno State finished the season with a 6-6 record and is bowl eligible. The Bruins held the Bulldogs to 13 points and 281 yards of offense. Fresno State threw 45 passes and ran the ball just 13 times. To no...

  • USC football battles UCLA on Saturday after beating Nebraska

    Amyn Bhai, Sports Reporter|Nov 21, 2024

    USC secured a critical 28-20 victory over Nebraska last Saturday, improving to 5-5 overall and 3-5 in Big Ten play, keeping their bowl eligibility hopes alive. The offense showed signs of revival under new quarterback Jayden Maiava, a dynamic transfer from UNLV. In his first start, Maiava completed 25 of 35 passes for 259 yards and three touchdowns, adding a rushing score. His ability to extend plays and execute in the run, pass, option (RPO) game added a new dimension to the Trojan attack....

  • Bruins Boast Three on Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List

    Nov 7, 2024

    LOS ANGELES – UCLA's Lauren Betts, Charlisse Leger-Walker and Kiki Rice have been named to the John R. Wooden Award® presented by Principal Announces 2024-25 Women's Preseason Top 50 Watch List as released by the Los Angeles Athletic Club Thursday. UCLA is one of four schools to have three selections on the Preseason Top 50: LSU, Texas and crosstown rival USC join the Bruins with a trio of student-athletes to watch. Only Notre Dame boasts more student-athletes on the Wooden Watch List w...

  • A USC win against Rutgers and the consistency of Woody Marks

    Amyn Bhai, Sports Reporter|Oct 31, 2024

    The USC Trojans routed the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at home last Friday night, winning 42-20, but this victory does little to alter the team's narrative for the season. While the scoreboard suggests a turning point, a closer look reveals that Rutgers, also coming off a three-game losing streak, was a team USC was expected to dominate. Although the win boosted team morale, it leaves lingering questions about the Trojans' ability to perform under pressure against tougher Big Ten competition. After...

  • Wildcats win second straight, beat LA Valley 38-21

    Oct 31, 2024

    Freshman running back Bryant Collings rushed for 194 yards and scored two touchdowns to help lead West Los Angeles College to a 38-21 non-league win over visiting Los Angeles Valley College on Saturday. After dropping their first two games, the Wildcats have now two straight to even their overall record at 2-2. The Wildcats did their damage on the ground, rushing for 315 yards in the game as part of 442 yards of total offense. Collins got West LA on the board in the first quarter with a big...

  • UCLA beats Rutgers for their first Big Ten Conference Win

    Bill Seals, Sports Reporter|Oct 24, 2024

    It took a while, but the UCLA Bruins football team finally has something to celebrate in the Big Ten Conference. The Bruins traveled to Piscataway, New Jersey to end their five-game losing streak and get their first win in the Big Ten Conference, defeating the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, 35-32 in a Saturday afternoon east coast matchup last weekend. UCLA quarterback Ethans Garbers completed 32 of 38 passes for 383 and four touchdowns, while also adding a 49-yard touchdown run in a signature...

  • Wildcats suffer 44-20 loss at Glendale

    Oct 17, 2024

    West Los Angeles College outgained Glendale Community College in nearly every statistical category except the one that matters most. The Wildcats had a tough time containing the Vaqueros and fell by a final score of 44-20. West LA edged Glendale in total yards (379-286), passing yards (228-178), rushing yards (151-108), total offensive plays (72-47), first downs (20-18), and time of possession (40:58-19:02). But Glendale was able to take advantage of a pair of West LA turnovers and struck fast...

  • Santa Monica College Homecoming Game Oct. 19 Moved to Pasadena City College

    Oct 17, 2024

    The Santa Monica College Corsairs 2024 Homecoming Game on Oct. 19 has been moved to Pasadena City College (PCC), located at 1570 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. The game is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. SMC's Head Football Coach Kelly Ledwith said staff at PCC "were great to work with in helping our students from both colleges get the game in."...

  • UCLA to battle Minnesota Saturday at the Rose Bowl

    Bill Seals, sports Reporter|Oct 10, 2024

    The last four weeks have been among the worst in UCLA Bruins football history. The Bruins have lost four straight games, by a combined total of 137-54. The latest loss was a 27-11 loss to the Penn State Nittany Lions at Beaver Stadium on the Penn State campus last Saturday. The loss dropped UCLA to 1-4 on the season. Penn State improved to 5-0 for the season. The four losses were all to teams ranked in the top 25. The four teams currently have a combined record of 20-1. This was a very tough...

  • Wildcats suffer 44-20 loss at Glendale

    Oct 10, 2024

    West Los Angeles College outgained Glendale Community College in nearly every statistical category except the one that matters most. The Wildcats had a tough time containing the Vaqueros and fell by a final score of 44-20. West LA edged Glendale in total yards (379-286), passing yards (228-178), rushing yards (151-108), total offensive plays (72-47), first downs (20-18), and time of possession (40:58-19:02). But Glendale was able to take advantage of a pair of West LA turnovers and struck fast...

  • Wildcats win second straight, beat LA Valley 38-21

    Oct 3, 2024

    – Freshman running back Bryant Collings rushed for 194 yards and scored two touchdowns to help lead West Los Angeles College to a 38-21 non-league win over visiting Los Angeles Valley College on Saturday. After dropping their first two games, the Wildcats have now two straight to even their overall record at 2-2. The Wildcats did their damage on the ground, rushing for 315 yards in the game as part of 442 yards of total offense. Collins got West LA on the board in the first quarter with a big 7...

  • UCLA Football gets ready to take on the highly ranked Oregon Ducks

    Bill Seals, Sports Reporter|Sep 26, 2024

    The UCLA Bruins return home on Saturday to take on the Oregon Ducks at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena in a Big Ten Conference game. The Ducks are ranked No. 7 in the nation in the Coaches poll and No. 8 in the nation in the AP poll. The Bruins returned home from Baton Rouge, Louisiana after losing to the LSU Tigers, 34-17. The LSU Bayou Bengals are currently ranked No. 14 in the AP poll. The Bruins took an early 10-7 lead after the first quarter and were tied at halftime 17-17. The Bruins played...

  • USC, JuJu Watkins Headline Big Ten Preseason Honors

    Sep 26, 2024

    In its inaugural year as a member of the Big Ten Conference, USC has been voted as the preseason Big Ten favorite by both the league’s 18 head coaches and a select media panel, the conference office announced Thursday. The coaches and media also chose Trojan sophomore guard JuJu Watkins as the 2024-25 Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year. The coaches and media preseason polls mirrored one another, with UCLA ranked second and Ohio State slated third. Maryland claimed the fourth spot and Indiana rounded out the top five. Watkins was a u...

  • Scott earns first win, Wildcats beat LA Pierce 34-20

    Sep 26, 2024

    New head coach Eric Scott picked up his first career West Los Angeles College victory thanks to the Wildcats' 34-20 triumph over visiting Los Angeles Pierce College on Saturday afternoon. West LA was able to hold off a late LA Pierce surge while scoring a pair of late touchdowns in the fourth quarter to secure the win. Running back Bryant Collins had a huge game for the Wildcats, as he totaled 4 touchdowns in the contest. He broke free for three rushing TDs and 149 yards on 23 carries. He also...

  • UCLA Men's Basketball Signs Dominick Harris

    Aug 22, 2024

    Harris, a 6-foot-3 guard from Murrieta, Calif., joins UCLA's program as a graduate transfer. The UCLA men's basketball program has added guard Dominick Harris as a graduate transfer, as announced on Tuesday by Mick Cronin, The Michael Price Family UCLA Men's Head Basketball Coach. Harris enters the program as a redshirt senior and has two seasons of remaining eligibility. Harris, a 6-foot-3 guard from Murrieta, Calif., excelled last season as the leading scorer at Loyola Marymount University...

  • New Rose Bowl Game Experiences For The 2025 College Football Playoff Quarterfinal

    Aug 15, 2024

    The Tournament of Roses® announced today the launch of its first-ever, Rose Bowl Game Experiences for the 2025 College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential on January 1, 2025. There are three Rose Bowl Game experiences available to the public. All experiences include a ticket to the Rose Bowl Game, a ticket to the Tournament of Roses' Granddaddy Tailgate, expedited entry to the stadium through a dedicated entrance, a souvenir commemorative game ticket,...

  • USC's Woody Marks Named to Doak Walker Award Watch List

    Aug 15, 2024

    USC running back Woody Marks was selected to the 2024 Doak Walker Award Watch List, today (Aug. 6). The PwC SMU Athletic Forum annually presents the award to the nation's most outstanding college running back. Marks, a skilled running back who transferred to USC in the spring of 2024 from Mississippi State, looks to be an impact player in Trojan backfield as a redshirt senior. In his 4-year career at Mississippi State (2020-23), he recorded 410 carries for 1,883 yards (4.6 avg.) with a long of 5...

  • Pac-12 Conference football will be televised on the CW Network in 2024

    Bill Seals, Sports Reporter|May 23, 2024

    With the departure of UCLA, USC, and eight other schools, the Pac-12 Conference is down to just two teams, but they still have a pulse after the two remaining teams agreed to a TV contract with the CW Network and FOX for the 2024 football season. The Oregon State Beavers and the Washington State Cougars will play a combined 13 home games in 2024, with 11 games televised on the CW Network, an OTA Network available in 100% of homes, and the other two games on FOX. The CW Network is available local...

  • TNT SPORTS TO PRESENT COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF GAMES THROUGH SUBLICENSE WITH ESPN

    May 23, 2024

    ESPN and TNT Sports have reached a five-year agreement for TNT Sports to sublicense select College Football Playoff (CFP) games from ESPN, beginning with the upcoming college football season. TNT Sports will present two first-round College Football Playoff games during the 2024 and 2025 seasons. In addition to the first-round games, TNT Sports will add two quarterfinal games each year –beginning with the 2026 season through the 2028 season. TNT will be the primary network televising the sublicen...

  • UCLA's DeShaun Foster reaches back for old traditions

    Eric Lambkins II, Sports Reporter|May 2, 2024

    We keep memories alive and go on vibrant voyages through unique customs and timeless rituals with our traditions; through them, we pay homage and respect to the past. Traditions are the keys that unlock the doors to our past, whispering tales of bygone days and forgotten adventures. They are the threads that weave together the fabric of our lives, stitching us to our roots and keeping alive the essence of our cultural heritage. They evoke a profound sense of nostalgia, a bittersweet longing for...

  • USC Welcomes the Reinstatement of Reggie Bush's 2005 Heisman

    Apr 25, 2024

    LOS ANGELES-The Heisman Trophy Trust has reinstated the 2005 Heisman Memorial Trophy to former Trojan Reggie Bush, today (April 24), to mark a historic day for college football. "We are thrilled to welcome Reggie Bush back to the Heisman family in recognition of his collegiate accomplishments," said Michael Comerford, President of The Heisman Trophy Trust. "We considered the enormous changes in college athletics over the last several years in deciding that now is the right time to reinstate the...

  • UCLA gets bounce back win by dominating rival USC, 38-20

    Mykell Mathieu, Sports Reporter|Nov 16, 2023

    By On November 11, against Arizona State the UCLA Bruins played their worst game of the year but last Saturday they may have played their best game of the year. What a difference a week can make. The Bruins defeated their rival USC, 38-20, sending last year's Heisman trophy winner Caleb Williams with a loss in possibly his final game at the Coliseum. "I think anybody that's been in this game knows it's unique," said UCLA head coach Chip Kelly after the game. "I've been at other schools in other...

  • The Bruins are bowl eligible as they head to Arizona to play the Wildcats

    Bill Seals, Sports Reporter|Nov 2, 2023

    The Colorado Buffaloes arrived at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena Saturday Night with a lot of fanfare, but it was the UCLA Bruins and their stout defense that made the headlines in a convincing 28-16 win over the Buffaloes in a Pac-12 conference game. The Buffs had nonconference wins over TCU and Nebraska to open the season and have generated a lot of interest among fans of college football. The Bruins improved to 6-2 on the season, which means they will be going to a bowl game for the third...

  • UCLA's turnovers ruin any chance of picking up a huge road victory

    Mykell Mathieu, Sports Reporter|Oct 19, 2023

    The UCLA defense had their worst game of the season but the offense's mediocre performance put the defense in tough spots throughout their 36-24 lost to Oregon State. The loss dropped UCLA down to No. 25 in the nation and Oregon State moved up to No. 12. UCLA got down 13-0 early after freshman quarterback Dante Moore threw the first of his three interceptions but the Bruins were able to score 10 unanswered points but with a chance to possibly take their first lead before the half but another...

  • The ascending Bruins football team defeats Washington State

    Bill Seals, Sports Reporter|Oct 12, 2023

    By If there was any question about who would win a battle between Washington State's top ten offense and UCLA's top ten defense, the UCLA Bruins football team soundly answered that question last Saturday afternoon at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. The 13th ranked Washington State Cougars came in with the 4th ranked offense in the nation, averaging 532 yards in total offensive yardage and just under 46 points per game. They scored just 17 points and had 216 yards of offense in losing to the Bruins,...

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