Keegan Jones has been a playmaker for UCLA all season. He could be the Bruins’ secret weapon today against Southern Cal. (Photo Credit: Sam Lazarus/uclabruins.com)
Every Bruin fan knows what today is. This afternoon, the Bruins will be across town for the annual Crosstown Showdown rivalry game against Southern Cal. Rumors have the heat on Chip Kelly regarding his future in Westwood. In case you missed this week’s media interview article published earlier today, highly respected reporter Bruce Feldman had a report on the situation this morning on Fox Big Noon Kickoff. First, he mentioned the Orange County Register report in which Casey Wasserman called the notion “ridiculous.” But, that was just a rehash of what we already know. Feldman, then, mentioned that he had a conversation with UCLA Athletic Director Martin Jarmond on Wednesday and, according to Feldman, Jarmond called Tracy Pierson’s report “clickbait.”
Feldman’s report certainly casts the BRO report in a negative light. We’ll see what happens next after today’s game.
But, before then, there’s a game to be played. Here are the Keys to the Game for the Bruins this afternon:
Keys to the Game
1. Shut Down Caleb Williams
The Bruin defense needs to keep Caleb Williams out of the end zone on the ground or through the air. If they can find a way to do that, then it will be up to the Bruin offense to put up enough points to beat $c.
2. Score at Least 30 Points
It sounds simple enough, but the UCLA offense has struggled getting the ball into the end zone the past two weeks. In order to have a chance today, the Bruins will need to score more points than they have in each of the past three weeks and six of the past seven weeks. That’s a pretty tall order.
3. Create Turnovers & Don’t Make The
The easiest way for the Bruin defense to keep Williams out of the end zone is by creating turnovers. Williams can’t lead the Trojans into the end zone if he doesn’t have the football. That’s also why the offense needs to avoid giving the ball away, especially deep in $c territory.
Listen to the Game With TMB!
Today’s game is on ABC with Dave Pasch and Dusty Dvoracek calling the game. If you would rather listen Josh Lewin and Matt Stevens call today’s game, you can listen to the game online while chatting in the TMB game thread. Just right click on the link and open it in another tab so you can have it playing while you chat in the comments below. That way, you can listen to Josh Lewin, Matt Stevens and Wayne Cook call tonight’s game instead of Pasch and Dvoracek on ABC.
Join your fellow Bruins discussing today’s game in the comments section below, but before you get there, here’s how to watch the Crosstown Showdown:
UCLA Football (6-4, 3-4)
Opponent: Southern Cal Trojans (7-4, 5-3)
Series Record: Southern Cal leads, 50-33-7.
When: 12:30 pm PT, Saturday, November 18, 2023
Where: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
Live TV: ABC with Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek and Tom Luginbill
Radio/Audio: AM 570 in Los Angeles with Josh Lewin, Matt Stevens and Wayne Cook Satellite Radio: Sirius Ch. 80 (National Call) and XM Ch. 392 (UCLA Call)
Rebroadcast (All times PT): Monday, 11/20 at 6:00 pm on Pac-12 National (Pac-12 Football in 60) Monday, 11/20 at 6:00 pm on Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60) Monday, 11/20 at 7:00 pm on Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60) Monday, 11/20 at 9:00 pm on Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60) Tuesday, 11/21 at 12:00 am on Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60) Tuesday, 11/21 at 3:00 am on Pac-12 National (Pac-12 Football in 60) Tuesday, 11/21 at 3:00 am on Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60) Tuesday, 11/21 at 6:00 am on Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60) Tuesday, 11/21 at 8:00 am on Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60)
Tuesday, 11/21 at 1:00 pm on Pac-12 National (Pac-12 Football in 60) Tuesday, 11/21 at 1:00 pm on Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60) Tuesday, 11/21 at 6:00 pm on Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60) Tuesday, 11/21 at 9:00 pm on Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60) Wednesday, 11/22 at 5:00 am on Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60) Wednesday, 11/22 at 7:00 am on Pac-12 National (Pac-12 Football in 60) Wednesday, 11/22 at 7:00 am on Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60)
Wednesday, 11/22 at 8:00 am on ESPNU Wednesday, 11/22 at 12:00 pm on Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60)
Wednesday, 11/22 at 6:00 pm on Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60) Wednesday, 11/22 at 11:00 pm on Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60) Thursday, 11/23 at 5:00 am on Pac-12 National (Pac-12 Football in 60 Thursday, 11/23 at 5:00 am on Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60) Thursday, 11/23 at 7:30 am on Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60)
Thursday, 11/23 at 1:30 pm on Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60) Thursday, 11/23 at 4:00 pm on Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60) Thursday, 11/23 at 9:00 pm on Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60)
Thursday, 11/23 at 11:00 pm on Pac-12 Arizona (Pac-12 Football in 60) Friday, 11/24 at 5:00 am on Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60) Friday, 11/24 at 9:30 am on Pac-12 National (Pac-12 Football in 60) Friday, 11/24 at 9:30 am on Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60) Friday, 11/24 at 6:00 pm on Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60) Saturday, 11/25 at 8:00 am on Pac-12 Los Angeles (Pac-12 Football in 60)
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I wonder who starts today...
Sounds like Garbers
Ok thx!
Kick-off of game now at 12:41
Now on the Deuce!
Good Morning Bruin fam! The battle for the Futility Bell
Hey, Jeffro!
Happy Saturday, Jeffro!
I wonder if Jarmon's comments are roughly akin to the dreaded Vote of Confidence that often presages a firing... We'll see...
Tracy and BRO has a history of "wishful reporting."
don't see them firing him if he beats USC and finishes 8-4.
Kickoff! Let's go, Bruins!!!
Dammit, why do we not know how to wrap up??
Bruin ball!!
No, trogan ball
Go Bruins. Beat SUC.
Game on ESPN 2 for now.
Welp, at least this official time-out for review kills the momentum they just created
Good afternoon, Might Bruins, happy Saturday! I guess I'm not that late.
Hey aJim
Hi, Terry, I hope your Saturday is going well enough!
Hey, Jim!
Hey, BB!
Hi Jim!
TFL on their first run play.
Let's go, defense!!
Great tackle by Churchweill, forcing 4th down
yes!! our D denied their run on 4th down!!
Let's go!!
Nice tackle
Big Stop!!!
Stuffed!!!!
Go offense.
Surprised they went for it
Glad they did!
Good run, son
Let's just hold onto the ball, offense
Wide open over the middle-- first and goal!
Nice start for our O.
Good run. Second and goal from the 3
Dead zone alert
Steele fighting for every inch of that run :-)
3rd and goal from the 1
Touchdown, Harden!!
Oh no, first and goal
TD! First Blood and no QB sneak from the third!
Watching (barely) from work today. Cheer loudly for me, gang! Go Bruins!!
I got your play by play :-)
Thanks Greg. Will do. Good to hear from you.
Yay - a reasonable play call for the TD
Kicking game still a mess
This!
love it!!!! Bruins are forever. Trojans are only good once.
Why can’t the SUC band learn something else to play?
Even Cheatey Petey said the same thing.
I thought I didn’t care about the game until it started and now I’m yelling. Haha.
Oh, this game always matters!
Awseome
Nice! Trogans moving backwards on that penalty at home. 3rd and 10 now.
i'm trying to remember who started the Trogan thing... do you remember?
Of course! New recruit Markeif Ambles tweeted about the Trogans!
Bruinsnation covered it below:
https://www.bruinsnation.com/2010/3/22/1385620/the-original-trogan
Damn near sacked Caleb-- great job, Defense!!
Defense forced a second punt :-)
SC just pulled a Bruins with offsides on third and five!
Nice prediction!
Arizona is killing Utah. 28-7 end 2nd qtr.
Random question. If you had to choose between D’anton Lynn vs Jedd Fisch who would you choose as next UCLA HC?
Probably Fisch.
Fisch, cuz he's offense
Fisch - I think more proven on the college game. Lynn might be great, but a bigger risk
Where did Gaucho come from? The HS I taught at were the Gauchos.
UCSB and UCLA alum
Thought so. El Cerrito HS near Berkeley.
Flame on Harden!
Slide, please, Garbers.. no more of these "lower the head" runs, please
He needs to learn to slide, 'cause his running really is an important part of his tool box.
Good run, son
I guess we're a running team today.
If that's what it takes, then yes, we are :-)
Need to avoid mistakes!!
Damn. Garbers sacked.
Squashed on an obvious passing down