USC’s defensive tackle Rasheem Green pressures UCLA’s Mike Fafaul (Photo by Steve McCrank, Daily News/SCNG)

UCLA lit a few early fireworks against USC, but — like its hopes for the season — fizzled quickly.

Barring a win next week at Cal and an NCAA exemption based on APR, the Bruins are not going bowling this season for the first time since 2010. The optimism of training camp never felt further for the team as it sulked out of the Rose Bowl on Saturday night after its second straight rivalry loss.

Links to wrap it all up:

• Gamer from Clay Fowler: USC overwhelms UCLA  
• From me: Bruins are one step behind against USC, now several wins behind expectations
• Notebook: Nick Pasquale remembered during Senior Day celebration
• From Jeff Miller: Jim Mora forced to look at the bigger picture, sees yet another disappointing loss
• Photos from staff photographers Keith Birmingham and Steve McCrank
• Game GIFs
• Video interviews
  • Mora 
  • Coordinators: Kennedy Polamalu and Tom Bradley
  • Offensive players: Mike Fafaul and Jordan Lasley
  • Defensive players: Takkarist McKinley and Jayon Brown

Click on the photo above (or HERE) to see photos from UCLA’s 36-14 loss to USC on Saturday at the Rose Bowl.

Above: Left top: UCLA receiver Jordan Lasley and USC cornerback Adoree’ Jackson; Top right: UCLA quarterback Mike Fafaul and USC defensive tackle Stevie Tu’ikolovatu; Bottom right: USC quarterback Sam Darnold. Photos by Keith Birmingham/Pasadena Star-News/SCNG

Randall Goforth (3) celebrates with teammates after scoring on an interception return against Oregon State. (Photo by Keith Birmingham/Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

UCLA will honor 24 players for Senior Night against USC as the team bids farewell to the Rose Bowl this season. The Bruins will try to send their seniors out on the highest of notes with an upset over rival USC.

USC snapped a three-game losing streak in the series last year, handing Jim Mora his first loss to the Trojans. UCLA is hoping to return the favor and stop USC’s six-game winning streak this year by slowing down dynamic quarterback Sam Darnold.

The game is scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff with the TV broadcast on ESPN.

Pre-game links:

• UCLA is trying to keep what little momentum it got from a win over Oregon State rolling 
• TV info, scouting report, injury report, my prediction
• Game day guide for fans: Heightened security Saturday for the late kickoff
• SoCal News Group writers weigh in with their X-factors for this game and give their predictions
• Game day graph: How the quarterback change affected the receiver production
• From earlier in the week
  • Be on the look out for 12 Serra High grads on the field Saturday
  • Mora’s not ready to say goodbye to his senior class just yet
  • A tall stack of hand-written notes helped Mike Fafaul get to UCLA 
  • Revisting UCLA’s 13-9 win 10 years ago
  • Jordan Lasley‘s game is on the rise
  • Expect large amounts of trash talk when these two teams get together
  • Jayon Brown needs three tackles to reach 100 
• From USC:
  • The Trojans are keeping an eye on the Pac-12 scoreboard Saturday morning
  • USC used a players-only meeting to turn its season around

This is the 10-year anniversary of UCLA’s stunning 13-9 upset over No. 2 USC in 2006. The Bruins would love a repeat performance Saturday night at the Rose Bowl.

Here’s a look back at that 2006 game and a few other notable games in the rivalry series.

Other links:

• From Ryan Kartje: How a stack of hand-penned notes helped Mike Fafaul become the starting quarterback at UCLA 
• UCLA will honor its senior class this Saturday
• USC’s kicker Matt Boermeester comes from a UCLA family
• I answered six questions for 247 Sports about UCLA