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[unable to retrieve full-text content]No. 3 Gonzaga knocks out No. 2 UCLA with second-half flurry in wild NCAA tournament finish  Yahoo Sports Source link

UCLA is for real. If you still had any doubts about the legitimacy of Chip Kelly’s 18th-ranked Bruins, those should be put to rest after a convincing 42-32 over No. 11 Utah at the Rose Bowl on Saturday. Dorian Thompson-Robinson and Zach Charbonnet make up one of the top quarterback-running back duos in the country, and those two were spectacular against a strong Utes defense. Thompson-Robinson, a fifth-year senior, ran Kelly’s offense beautifully. He completed 18 of his 23 throws for 299… Source link

Just about everyone in college football spent their Fourth of July weekend talking, texting and sitting through meetings about what will happen next in conference realignment and what, if anything, each school and league can do to either protect or maximize itself going forward. The move revealed Thursday that USC and UCLA will join the Big Ten and thus decimate the Pac-12 has led to panic and confusion. What six months ago was a Power Five with a lucrative, fair playoff plan on the table is… Source link

Is more realignment coming in college athletics? USC and UCLA are planning to leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten, Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News is reporting. According to Wilner, arguably the most plugged-in reporter on the Pac-12, the move could come to fruition as early as 2024 but “has not been finalized at the highest levels of power.” Minutes after the news from Wilner dropped, several other outlets reported that USC and UCLA are in negotiations to join the Big Ten. Big Ten… Source link

The Holiday Bowl is the latest bowl to not play as scheduled due to COVID-19 cases. After Fox Sports reported Tuesday afternoon that UCLA would be unable to play N.C. State because of a lack of defensive linemen, UCLA confirmed that it wouldn’t be able to participate in the game set to kick off at 8 p.m. ET.  The Holiday Bowl was set to be played at Petco Park because there is no major football stadium in San Diego. San Diego State has been playing home games in Carson, California. And Petco… Source link

Gonzaga’s Final Four matchup was supposed to be a walkover.  Instead, the Bulldogs won an all-time thriller to advance past UCLA. After Gonzaga survived a close call at the end of regulation, Jalen Suggs capped overtime with a prayer of a buzzer-beater to send the Bulldogs to a 93-90 win and into Monday’s national title game against Baylor.  Wild final sequence keeps Gonzaga’s perfect season alive With 3.3 seconds left on the clock, UCLA’s Johnny Juzang had just tied the game, seemingly… Source link

UCLA players celebrate after beating Michigan on Tuesday. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) UCLA’s improbable NCAA tournament run continues. The No. 11-seeded Bruins held on in the second half to upset No. 1 seed Michigan, 51-49, to advance to play Gonzaga in the Final Four on Saturday night. UCLA joins 2011 VCU as the only teams to advance to the Final Four after having to play in a First Four play-in game before the first round of the NCAA tournament. Michigan had three chances to win the… Source link

INDIANAPOLIS – There are certain games each March that instantly earn a spot in a time capsule. They levitate there via searing momentum swings, shots that elicit visceral reactions and no-no-no-yes shot making. The overtime thriller on Sunday night between No. 2 Alabama and No. 11 UCLA should be shipped to that place immediately, stored for future generations to appreciate sport as dramatic art. It captured all the quintessential March essences with eight lead changes, 11 ties and a… Source link

USC is the comeback king of college football. The No. 15 Trojans (5-0) stormed down the field to score with 16 seconds left to beat UCLA 43-38 on Saturday night. It’s the third comeback in the final two minutes for the Trojans over five games in 2020. This comeback took 36 seconds. UCLA (3-3) took a 38-36 lead with 52 seconds to go thanks to a 43-yard field goal by Nicholas Barr-Mira. USC returned the ensuing kickoff across midfield and QB Kedon Slovis hit WR Tyler Vaughns on a 35-yard pass… Source link