In a last-ditch effort to secure heralded Long Beach Poly defensive tackle Kevin Brown on Tuesday, UCLA sent him “The National Championship Puzzle” with a note that read, “Kevin, you’re our missing piece.” Brown told the Bruin coaching staff he was coming to Westwood Wednesday, but later decided not to send in his letter of […]
Author Archives: Bruce Tran
Internet impacts recruiting process
Even though UCLA target Kyle Caldwell was making his decision to attend Arizona State over Arizona television, within a few seconds, fans in Southern California knew via an Internet chat room. Even though safety Dennis Keyes said publicly he wouldn’t announce his intentions until Jan. 30, his commitment to UCLA was known almost a week […]
Operation recruit: the official visit
Maurice Drew couldn’t believe his eyes. In his hands, a brown poster read, “WANTED: Maurice Drew. Reward if found. Last seen running rampant across California football fields.” It was sent to him by the University of Colorado, and Drew decided to turn himself in. “I planned to announce my intentions to go to the Buffaloes […]
Sports camps: necessary or not?
It was all wrong. In wide receiver Jason Ferguson’s dreams, he saw himself playing college football for either UCLA or USC, proving all doubters wrong about his 5-foot, 5-inch height. He saw himself at the Rose Bowl, listening to the crowd roar as he scored yet another touchdown. He was a small star in a […]
Football notebook
Schneider, Lopez join football staff UCLA’s coaching staff continues to acquire a Colorado taste, as Dorrell hired Brian Schneider ““ formerly the Colorado State tight end and special teams coach ““ to come to Westwood and coach UCLA’s outside linebackers and nickel backs. Rumors of Schneider’s potential hiring surfaced several weeks ago, but no official […]
Keyes commits to UCLA
Van Nuys Birmingham safety Dennis Keyes, who committed to former head coach Bob Toledo’s staff, made the same commitment to new coach Karl Dorrell’s staff. Keyes, the No. 14 ranked safety in the nation, opened up his recruiting once Toledo was fired and was considering Cal and UCLA, but announced on the Fox Sports West […]
Axman returns to UCLA
UCLA hired Washington assistant coach Steve Axman to assume the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach positions Thursday. After an exhaustive search that extended from Idaho’s Tom Cable to Virginia’s Bill Musgrave to Indiana’s Al Borges, he finally turned to an old friend. Axman returns to Westwood after a 14-year leave. in 1987 and 1988, Axman […]