Author Archives: Bryan Chu

Throughout the game, USC’s Nick Young was tugging on his jersey and staring blankly up into the rafters hoping to get something right. Gabe Pruitt’s body language said it all in the Trojans’ loss to the Bruins on Wednesday night. The Trojans’ talented guards were distraught. Frustrated. Tamed. Both recorded season-low performances in USC’s 21-point […]

When USC men’s basketball coach Tim Floyd spoke candidly in front of a group of reporters during the Pac-10 media conference day about his team, many expected him to speak about the same old Trojan team. USC, after all, finished 10th in the conference last season and was pegged to finish eighth at the beginning […]

The steady stream of rumors for the past two seasons concerning UCLA assistant football coach and recruiting coordinator Eric Bieniemy leaving the Bruins for a position in the NFL became a reality Monday. Bieniemy, 36, has accepted a position as running backs coach with the Minnesota Vikings after a three-year stint with the Bruins. He […]

Perfect, phenomenal and unbelievable was how UCLA coach Ben Howland described the Bruins’ defense in the first half. It was the best defense he’s seen all year, he admitted. Yet, in the second half with 7:30 remaining in the game and a 17-point cushion against Washington State, UCLA folded. Well, almost. The Bruins saw their […]

Midfielder Patrick Ianni will forgo his senior season and enter his name in this year’s Major League SuperDraft, which will take place on Jan. 20. Ianni signed a “Generation adidas” contract but would not discuss the terms of his contract. Joining Ianni is sophomore defender Marvell Wynne, who will also leave early in hopes of […]

UCLA junior running back Maurice Drew announced Saturday that he will be entering his name in this year’s NFL Draft. Drew, who will forgo his senior season, made the decision in large part because his grandfather Maurice Jones wanted Drew to turn pro if given the opportunity. Jones, a mentor of Drew, suffered a heart […]

EL PASO, Texas – If there was a question mark for UCLA coming into Friday’s game against Northwestern, it was its kicking game. After junior kicker Justin Medlock was suspended indefinitely after being arrested for a DUI earlier this month, the kicking duties were placed squarely on two unknown faces on the Bruin roster. Both […]