Coach John Savage said the story of Saturday’s game was not told in the box score. UCLA had just one fielding error in the game, but that didn’t illustrate how well – or not well – the Bruins were playing defensively. “That’s the most deceiving thing, really: the non-plays (on defense) that are made, and […]
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UCLA football buckles under recurring problems in O-line
Coach Jim Mora turned up the music on the loudspeakers. He tinkered with the order of the practice schedule. He told the referees to be nitpicky with their calls during scrimmages. All of these were planned efforts to fluster and disorient the UCLA players in Saturday morning’s practice. And, for the most part, they worked. […]
Targeting incident underscores UCLA’s recurring penalty problems
It’s no secret that UCLA football has had a problem with penalties during the Jim Mora era. Since the coach took over in 2012, UCLA has finished in the bottom 15 in penalties per game each year. The problem doesn’t seem to have eluded the Bruins thus far in spring camp. False starts abounded in […]
Ishmael Adams’ move to offense leaves UCLA DB coach wanting more
Ishmael Adams is entering his redshirt senior season at UCLA, meaning he’s one of the most experienced players on the roster. Yet Adams is ironically one of the newcomers this spring. He’s making the position change from cornerback to wide receiver – the first major position change of his college career. Usually, major position changes […]
UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen shows growth in season practices
In the third game of last season, Josh Rosen’s youth showed. Facing a BYU defense that used several psycho fronts throughout the game, the quarterback was unsure of who was blitzing. It was really the first time Rosen was flustered all year, and it showed. The freshman finished the first half with three interceptions. After […]
Cal pitcher to challenge struggling UCLA baseball
The nation’s toughest schedule doesn’t get any easier this weekend. Not in the slightest. UCLA baseball – which holds the top strength of schedule in the country– visits No. 12 California (15-6, 4-2 Pac-12), a team that recently swept then-No. 3 Oregon State in Berkeley. The Golden Bears are particularly difficult to beat in their […]
Coach Jim Mora silences rumors of team running pro-style offense
The talks of UCLA moving to a pro-style offense were shut down Tuesday. Coach Jim Mora not only said that his team isn’t running a pro-style offense, he even said he doesn’t know what a pro-style offense is. “I think it’s completely and totally out of whack with everybody out there that says we’re going […]