Author Archives: Ben Peters

After two rough losses on the road, it’s apt that the Bruins return to the Rose Bowl for the annual Homecoming Game. UCLA can certainly use any extra hospitality, especially after last week’s collapse against Arizona State. It will be interesting to see how the Bruins respond as they try to move on from their […]

After the first four games of the season, the running game could have gone under the title, “The Maurice Drew Show.” But now, its seems the sophomore tailback will have to share the spotlight. Drew, UCLA’s leading rusher, has seen his carries dwindle the past few weeks, as have those of senior Manuel White, because […]

UCLA’s season may have peaked seven minutes too early. After a touchdown gave the Bruins an 11-point cushion midway through the final quarter, it appeared that UCLA had secured its biggest win of the season and was in position to seize third place in the Pac-10. Then things fell apart. In a whirlwind final seven […]

Forgive UCLA fans if they see the glass as half empty. With new starters cycled in every year, there is a continual change in college football’s landscape, but an alarming pattern has developed during the past handful of seasons for UCLA. The Bruins have consistently started each season with lots of promise and early wins, […]

With the passing game showing improvement over the last few weeks, it will receive another big boost Saturday with the return of top receiver Craig Bragg. The senior wideout, who is leading the team in receiving for the third straight year, hasn’t played since the third game of the season against Washington, where he separated […]

UCLA’s already suspect defensive line must deal with another obstacle, as sophomore defensive end Justin Hickman will have to miss Saturday’s game at Cal with a knee injury. Hickman tore the cartilage in his left knee on an illegal chop block during last Saturday’s game against Arizona. The Wildcats were penalized 15 yards on the […]

Someday, someone may write an instructional manual patterned after Cal. It would be a step-by-step blueprint on how to rebuild a football program from the depths of ineptitude to one of the finest in the country. And it only took the Golden Bears three years. It would provide hope to the many lowly programs across […]