If for some reason you had something worthwhile to do on Saturday morning besides watch the NFL Draft, then you missed one of the most middle-school-esque moments in the history of professional sports. Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn was supposed to be the second rated quarterback in the draft. He was the golden boy and […]
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Secondary receives dose of depth
When freshman Alterraun Verner came into the game against Utah last season and ran an interception back for a touchdown, it signaled that the UCLA secondary had a lot more depth. In the final week of spring practice, that has only become more clear.
Bruin recruit receives another top award
Future Bruin Kevin Love, out of Lake Oswego High School in Oregon, was named the Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year, it was announced Tuesday. The award is another accolade to add to the trophy case for Love, who was already named Naismith, Parade and McDonald’s Player of the Year. The Gatorade award […]
Spring brings new system for wide receivers
One dropped pass and the gloves come off. Literally. That’s the deal that new wide receivers coach Eric Scott made with his players at spring practice. “He’s tough on us,” senior Marcus Everett said. “We drop one ball ““ we gotta take our gloves off.” Only four days into practice, the spring has presented a […]
Don’t blink; teams are on the verge of a brilliant 2007-2008 season
While the end of the school year isn’t that far off in the distance, the start of football spring practice should mark the start of something big at UCLA. No wait, huge. Granted, next season does not start until September 1 in Palo Alto when the Bruins take on Stanford, but when the football team […]
Future bright for Bruin basketball
With back-to-back Final Four appearances, coach Ben Howland and the Bruins made it clear they are much more than just a good team that made a run deep in the tournament ““ they are among the nation’s elite and are a perennial contender to take home a national title. Despite the two frustrating losses to […]
Former equipment manager dies at 63
Former UCLA head equipment manager Richard Nichols died Monday at the age of 63 after a long illness. Nichols was a member of a very exclusive club, being only the third person to hold the position in the school’s history before he retired after the 2000 Sun Bowl. After joining the staff in 1968 and […]