The UCLA Bruins came up short against the Stanford Cardinal on Saturday. They struggled with the Cardinal offense, but repeated untimely penalties made sure they couldn't climb back into the game.
A loss to Stanford means a rematch with the Cardinal in the Pac-12 title game, but Saturday's performance is not encouraging to Bruins Nation.
L.A. Times columnist T.J. Simers couldn't help but make himself the center of a story again, this time accusing the Bruins of playing against Stanford as if it were a meaningless preseason game. UCLA coach Jim Mora, naturally, took offense.
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.
The Stanford Cardinal outlasted the UCLA Bruins on Saturday at the Rose Bowl, setting up a rematch between the two teams for much higher stakes on Friday.
The UCLA Bruins came up short against the Stanford Cardinal on Saturday. They struggled with the Cardinal offense, but repeated untimely penalties made sure they couldn't climb back into the game.
A loss to Stanford means a rematch with the Cardinal in the Pac-12 title game, but Saturday's performance is not encouraging to Bruins Nation.
L.A. Times columnist T.J. Simers couldn't help but make himself the center of a story again, this time accusing the Bruins of playing against Stanford as if it were a meaningless preseason game. UCLA coach Jim Mora, naturally, took offense.
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.
The UCLA Bruins offense was held in check in the first half as the team enters halftime down 21-10 against the Stanford Cardinal.
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.
If the UCLA Bruins want to have a chance against the Stanford Cardinal defense, they'll need every ounce of energy and intensity they brought in their win over USC.
Despite a 10-tackle effort last Saturday against Oregon, Stanford senior linebacker Shayne Skov insists he's still not 100 percent healthy. Skov suffered an ACL tear during the 2011 season.
USC and UCLA will both be home this week, hosting top-10 opponents.
The UCLA Bruins moved up two spots in the Week 12 SB Nation BlogPoll.
After leading UCLA's offense to a remarkable season, Bruins offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone has been named a finalist for the Football Scoop Offensive Coordinator of the Year Award.
The No. 17-ranked Bruins are actually the favorites in their season finale matchup against the No. 8 ranked Stanford Cardinal.
UCLA will battle either the Ducks or Cardinal in the Pac-12 Championship Game on Friday, Nov. 30.