Following his dominating performance in USC’s win over UCLA, Trojan wide receiver Mike Williams couldn’t help but lead the USC band in its postgame performance of “Conquest.” And then, Williams blew his own horn. “I honestly feel that everyone at UCLA wishes they were at USC,” Williams said. “Everybody here today in baby blue wishes […]
Author Archives: Bruce Tran
The Wild Bunch II animates USC team
Near the glittering stars of Hollywood in 1969, it seemed only fitting that William Holden’s movie, “The Wild Bunch,” was used to nickname the best defensive line in the nation, a group at USC that terrorized opposing backfields. But this time, 34 years later with a different cast of characters, the sequel — called The […]
Bragg dedicated to becoming “˜that complete receiver’
Craig Bragg prides himself on scouting talent. “I knew about Marvin Harrison before he made it big,” Bragg will tell you. Or it could just be that Bragg sees so much of himself in Harrison. The same speed, hands and dependability of the Indianapolis Colt wide receiver could just as easily be that of the […]
UCLA’s offense may be struggling, but defensive line is up to par
And so the pendulum swings. UCLA, the top team in Los Angeles five years ago, has fallen on hard times, going from rosy dreams to possibly no bowl game at all. And USC, once the laughingstock of Southern California football, is now the one laughing, with a national championship appearance seemingly imminent. So many differences […]
Football: A tale of four football players
The story of running back Maurice Drew can be found in a bookstore near you. So can the stories of tight end Marcedes Lewis, right guard Kevin Brown and defensive end Junior Lemau’u. The four players played against each other in a high school game between Concord De La Salle and Long Beach Poly that […]
Bozeman has room to grow under Howland
Believe it or not, there was once a time when point guard Cedric Bozeman was compared favorably to Magic Johnson and was hailed as an impact player in UCLA’s potential return to the top. And why not? At 6-foot-6, he can see over opposing defenses and look for clear passing lanes. At Mater Dei High […]
Football: Falling back to familiar territory
PASADENA “”mdash; History has a tendency to repeat itself, and UCLA is in prime position to replicate 2001’s infamous collapse. With their third straight loss ““ this time, a 31-13 drubbing at the hands of Oregon in front of 56,083 at the Rose Bowl ““ the Bruins drop into a fourth-place tie in the Pac-10. […]