Author Archives: Bruce Tran

Though it is still early in the Pacific 10 Conference season, teams are already jockeying for bowl bids. For UCLA, winning a key game over UC Berkeley Saturday at the Rose Bowl will be critical for its postseason hopes. And if the Bruins need any additional incentive, they need only to look to last year’s […]

Former UCLA football coach Terry Donahue will be the Bruins’ honorary captain for this week’s game against Cal. Donahue, who will take part in the pre-game coin flip, was head coach at UCLA for twenty years and coached in five Rose Bowls, winning in 1983, 1984 and 1986. “It’s always exciting to be there ““ […]

On paper, UCLA (3-2, 1-0) might finally be hitting a soft spot in the season. After playing one of the toughest schedules in the nation to date, the Bruins travel to Arizona (1-5, 0-2), who have had troubles with a new coach, a true freshman quarterback and no legitimate starting running back. Still, UCLA is […]

Redshirt freshman Robert Chai suddenly found himself thrust into the spotlight. Heralded starting center Mike McCloskey went down in the first half with a season-ending ankle fracture while playing against Washington, and Chai had all of a few minutes and three or four practice snaps to quickly get in tune with quarterback Drew Olson. “This […]

PASADENA “”mdash; Smoking a victory cigar in the locker room, Steve Axman finally had reason to smile. In a season that had been defined by offensive incompetence and ineptitude, the pressure finally came off UCLA’s embattled offensive coordinator, at least for one week anyway. The Bruins’ sputtering offense finally came alive as UCLA’s second-half surge […]

When UCLA offensive coordinator Steve Axman was hired away from Washington this past January, he had no idea that the Huskies would be getting something from the Bruins in return ““ former defensive coordinator Phil Snow. “There really was no cash or players involved in that transaction,” Washington head coach Keith Gilbertson joked. “Hopefully, there […]

The quarterback competition may have generated the most publicity since spring, but it’s now the running back duel that’s at the center of the controversy. No longer is 5-foot-9, 180-pound Tyler Ebell darting his way across the field on every running play. He’s been replaced at tailback by the bulkier Manuel White, who has shown […]