UCLA had aspirations to play for a Pac-12 championship this season. Instead, with one game left, the Bruins have little more to play for than their pride.
A win against Cal at 4 p.m. at Memorial Stadium could earn the Bruins an NCAA waiver for a bowl game, but UCLA’s season-long fall from grace is almost complete.
The Bruins have lost five of their past six, including last week’s rivalry loss. Coach Jim Mora said dropping a second straight game to USC was “a tough one to get over.” Without many wins to their credit this year, the Bruins called on their heart to pull them through a dismal season and need to do it just once more.