The UCLA Bruins came very close to winning a game they weren't given much of a chance in, but in the end the Stanford Cardinal are headed to the 2013 Rose Bowl. The Bruins made the mistakes of a younger, less polished team and it cost them the win.
The Stanford Cardinal is headed to its 13th Rose Bowl, the first trip since 2000. The school is 5-6-1 in the game, dating back to the very first edition in 1902. Stanford will face the winner of the Big Ten Championship, either Wisconsin or Nebraska.
The Stanford Cardinal are headed to the Rose Bowl after winning the Pac-12 Championship game Friday night.
The UCLA Bruins came very close to winning a game they weren't given much of a chance in, but in the end the Stanford Cardinal are headed to the 2013 Rose Bowl. The Bruins made the mistakes of a younger, less polished team and it cost them the win.
The Stanford Cardinal is headed to its 13th Rose Bowl, the first trip since 2000. The school is 5-6-1 in the game, dating back to the very first edition in 1902. Stanford will face the winner of the Big Ten Championship, either Wisconsin or Nebraska.
The Bruins matched Stanford play-for-play, but one mistake cost them a trip to the Rose Bowl.
Johnathan Franklin set the UCLA single-season rushing record Friday during the Pac-12 Championship game.
The picture of the game.
UCLA and Stanford will fight Friday night, while Wisconsin and Nebraska fight Saturday night for a trip to the 2013 Rose Bowl. Outside of a UCLA-Nebraska rematch in Pasadena, the Rose Bowl could feature a rematch of sorts.
In Stanford-UCLA I, Stanford's Kevin Hogan used his legs better than UCLA's Brett Hundley, and Stanford took better, more selective risks on defense. Can the Bruins turn the tables in Palo Alto on Saturday?
After opening as a 10-point underdog, the UCLA Bruins now face anywhere from an 8.5-to-nine-point spread against the Stanford Cardinal in Saturday's Pac-12 Championship. The game also boasts a 45-point over/under.
Is there any upside to the beating the UCLA Bruins took from the Stanford Cardinal? Motivation, maybe, or a clear idea of what they did wrong? With Friday's game being for the Pac-12 Championship, UCLA should hope they can find some silver lining.
The Bruins and Cardinal play for second time in two weeks for Pac-12 glory on Friday. The winner is likely headed to the Rose Bowl.
The Stanford Cardinal and the UCLA Bruins will play their second game against one another in six days, and it's a rare situation in college football.
Anthony Barr will have to focus less on the pass rush and more on covering Stanford's big tight ends on Friday.
After losing to Stanford by 18 Saturday, the Bruins are opening as 10-point underdogs for their rematch in the Pac-12 Championship game this Friday.
Stanford's 35-17 win over the Bruins on Saturday at the Rose Bowl clinched the Pac-12 North Division for the Cardinal, who will host UCLA on Friday in Palo Alto.
UCLA is guaranteed to play for the Pac-12 Championship on the road thanks to Oregon's victory over Oregon State. If Stanford wins on Saturday night, the Bruins will face the Cardinal for the title. If UCLA wins, they get Oregon on the road.
The Bruins are in the Pac-12 Championship Game for the second straight season, and Saturday's results will determine whether UCLA will battle Stanford or Oregon, and where, for the conference crown.