Author Archives: Ben Peters

A new era in UCLA baseball began innocently with this season’s first practice in late September. That first meeting in the fall had been pretty much the same for the past 30 seasons. Coach Gary Adams, a man universally beloved, would regale the team with anecdotes or come up with a comical skit to prove […]

I hate reality checks. Last week, a buddy of mine and I got into a lengthy argument over whether UCLA would stop at the Sweet 16 or make it to the Elite Eight . Sure, it was sort of ridiculous considering this squad is a long way from securing an NCAA Tournament bid, let alone […]

Back in 2001, my high school buddy Azman and I both chose to attend basketball schools. UCLA and Arizona were permanently in the top 25, boasted impressive rosters of NBA alumni and had each won a championship in the past six years. Thus, I thought we had the makings of a pretty good rivalry. Every […]

Two of the biggest questions of UCLA’s offseason were put to rest on Tuesday when tight end Marcedes Lewis and linebacker Spencer Havner confirmed that they will be returning to Westwood for their senior seasons. Despite stating they would return during the season, there had been speculation that the two Bruins would still submit their […]

UCLA played what was likely the worst first half of basketball in Pauley Pavilion history. The Bruins were several steps too slow, not to mention outmuscled and outhustled. They had seemingly no idea what to do in their half-court offense and played frustratingly porous defense. With as little as eight minutes left, every indication was […]

After making every throw this year, quarterback Drew Olson’s season ended prematurely when he was injured midway through the second quarter of the Las Vegas Bowl on Thursday. After a slow first quarter, Olson seemed to have picked up some momentum in the second quarter when he threaded the needle on a post to junior […]

Although the biggest game of the season has passed, UCLA still has one more to go. The Bruins (6-5) hope to end their season on a positive note when they take on Wyoming (6-5) on Dec. 23 in the Las Vegas Bowl. “It’s a great opportunity to finish this season doing some strong things,” Bruin […]