Author Archives: Adam de Jong

Moments after his backup threw his first career touchdown pass to give UCLA the lead against visiting Arizona, starting quarterback Ben Olson was carted off the sidelines to the training room in the south wing of the Rose Bowl. Despite the newly delivered lead, there was a sobriety that overcame the home crowd. As Olson […]

The whispers and implications coming from the UCLA coaching staff suggested that UCLA was going to open up the offense and challenge the Arizona secondary. But nobody said Pat Cowan would be the guy to do it. Following Ben Olson’s knee injury in the first quarter, Cowan entered the game. What happened next seemed to […]

Coming into the 2006 season, there were plenty of questions facing an offense that had lost its quarterback, leading receiver and leading rusher. The only sure thing seemed to be a veteran receiving corps that was ready to absorb the loss of tight end Marcedes Lewis. Four games into the season, UCLA wide receivers are […]

Although the media attention placed on the USC football team is legitimate, it means that every other Pac-10 school has precious few chances to play a game on the national stage that will grab the attention of Associated Press voters. Why does the spotlight fixed on the Trojans result in practically no recognition for the […]

To call Brigham Harwell and Aaron Perez an odd couple might be to understate the differences between Felix and Oscar. One is a 286-pound defensive lineman who is one of the key players on a rebuilt UCLA defense that has experienced a renaissance through its first four games. The other is the punter. The stereotypes […]

In the hours leading up to UCLA’s 31-0 win over Stanford on Saturday, the UCLA marching band took its usual show to the people, even if there was little reward for it. The Bruin marching band could be an easily misunderstood group. After all, it seems like a paradox to make a job out of […]

For those of you who think UCLA football is doomed to battle for recruits in the same city as USC, you probably weren’t at the L.A. Coliseum on Saturday. While the Trojans were about ready to eke past a mediocre Washington State club on the road, Alcorn State and Morehouse College were playing in the […]