Head coach Karl Dorrell, wide receivers coach Jon Embree, and running backs coach Eric Bieniemy have their hands full with UCLA’s football recruiting period now in full swing. Confused? Following the firing of Bob Toledo on Dec. 9, UCLA football saw the birth of a new era with an overhaul of its coaching staff. Dorrell, […]
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Bruin football ends season, era with bowl victory
UCLA needed only to look at the unusual figure on the sideline to realize the significance of their Christmas Day Las Vegas Bowl matchup with the New Mexico Lobos. More popularly known as the man who waves a bright white towel on the sidelines, Ed Kezirian’s football head coaching career was beginning and ending over […]
Niusulu pleads guilty to battery; Reese, Havner, Olsen, Moore expect to play in Las Vegas
C.J. Niusulu pled guilty to a reduced misdemeanor battery charge on December 17. Under former coach Bob Toledo’s policy, a felony would have drawn an immediate dismissal from the team, and a misdemeanor would have garnered a one-game suspension. It is not known what punishment, if any, Dorrell will hand out. Niusulu, who will be […]
Dorrell to assume his first head coaching position at UCLA
UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero couldn’t wait the one week to take a gamble. Just seven days prior to UCLA’s Christmas date with New Mexico in the Las Vegas Bowl, Guerrero took a roll of the dice and hired Denver Bronco wide receiver coach Karl Dorrell. The search ranged from the charismatic, African-American, but inexperienced […]
UCLA gets early holiday present with Bowl invite
All UCLA wants for Christmas is its bowl game. Going into Sunday, UCLA could have ended up anywhere from San Diego to El Paso to Phoenix, but the Bruins eventually ended up in Las Vegas. By accepting the Las Vegas Bowl invitation, the Bruins get the chance to take on the New Mexico Lobos at […]
Olson, Moore turn over ball, game
The Bruins were in the midst of getting back the momentum. Freshman quarterback Drew Olson had just driven the UCLA offense 89 yards to pull within 21-7 of the USC Trojans, and the Bruin defense came up with a big stop to force a punt. What had been a horrendous 21-0 start was now looking […]
Rivalry: Lewis to take crack at fellow Poly alums
Hundreds of photos form the wallpaper of the film room at Long Beach Polytechnic High School. Photos of former football players like Gene Washington, Tony Hill, Mark Carrier, Brandon Whiting and Marquez Pope ““ all of whom have passed through the halls of Poly. They are constant reminders of the memories, tradition and history of […]