Author Archives: Bryan Chu

Following the Bruins’ first two victories of the season, UCLA coach Karl Dorrell harped on the lack of discipline by his team. In each of the games, the number of penalties the Bruins committed was glaring ““ 16 penalties for a loss of 145 yards, while their opponents combined for seven and a total of […]

It was just the second play of the Oklahoma game and Junior Taylor, UCLA’s top receiver, found himself limping off the field with the help of two of his teammates. The senior was cutting through the middle of the field only to be dragged down by Oklahoma’s D.J. Wolfe. As he went down, Taylor’s left […]

Chris Johnson’s eyes went numb watching the television as the events transpired. Chris Horton tried anything to get his mind off what was going on in his hometown of New Orleans. Fred Holmes and Chris Markey were in disbelief. For members of the UCLA football team, five of whom have ties to the areas struck […]

Short pass plays. Take what the defense gives. Slants, quick outs and the utmost precision. Those are the traditional trademarks that make up the West Coast offense. When Karl Dorrell, previously the wide receivers coach of the Denver Broncos, took over as UCLA’s head football coach, this was his plan. He was going to follow […]

It was just the second play of the game and Junior Taylor, UCLA’s top receiver, found himself limping off the field with the help of two of his teammates. The senior was cutting through the middle of the field only to be dragged down by Oklahoma’s D.J. Wolfe. As he went down, Taylor’s left knee […]

The NCAA has cracked down. No, it’s not a more stringent program on detecting performance enhancing drugs. No, it has nothing to with the implementation of instant replay. Instead, its football media guides which are under the microscope. Well, actually the weight scale. Seriously. Beginning this fall, football media guides can not exceed 208 pages. […]

It’s a scenario that begs the question: What could’ve been? In the final game of the regular season between UCLA and USC, controversy erupted after the Bruins stripped Trojan tailback Reggie Bush of the ball, forcing a fumble. UCLA’s Spencer Havner scooped up the ball with nothing but an open field in front of him. […]