Offense: QB Keith Price (Sr.) Keith Price was just a completed 4th-and-10 pass away from likely beating Stanford, the best team in the Pac-12. The senior quarterback from Compton, Calif., hasn’t made many mistakes this season – throwing just four interceptions compared to 18 touchdowns – but his biggest one on Oct. 5 sent […]
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UCLA football readies for Washington’s offensive firepower
Breaking down the film on Washington this week, the UCLA football team has had to draw some comparisons. At 6 feet 6 inches and 276 pounds, Huskies tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins doesn’t have an in-season look-alike. He does, however, serve as a reminder of former UCLA red zone favorite Joseph Fauria, now in his first […]
UCLA’s Myles Jack impresses with play on both sides of ball
Myles Jack just needed a yard. With senior defensive ends Keenan Graham and Cassius Marsh flanking him on either side and his team facing a short third down in the opening minutes of the second quarter, the freshman outside linebacker took his first collegiate carry. Jack immediately hit the hole, stutter-stepped and cut left after […]
Q&A: Sports history professor talks about UCLA’s John Wooden
For nearly 30 years, John Wooden roamed the sideline as UCLA’s men’s basketball coach. During his tenure, he amassed the most outstanding resume in the history of college basketball, winning 10 national titles in 12 years. As UCLA’s coach, he also navigated the 1960s, arguably one of the most tumultuous decades in American political history. […]
Zach LaVine looks forward to dunking UCLA experience
Zach LaVine waited anxiously on the UCLA bench in the opening minutes of an exhibition game against Cal State San Bernardino. “I tried not to seem like I had jitters or anything, but it’s human nature,” LaVine said. “My hands got a little sweaty.” After having just a little over five basketball minutes to contemplate […]
Q&A: Steve Alford on UCLA’s hopes, expectations for season
When coach Steve Alford steps onto the Nell and John Wooden Court tonight as his team takes on Drexel, it will mark the official start of his tenure at the helm of the UCLA men’s basketball team. Alford is just the 13th head coach in UCLA men’s basketball history. In anticipation of tonight’s game and […]
UCLA defense set on stopping Arizona RB Ka’deem Carey
Ka’Deem Carey isn’t an easy tackle. Seven different teams have learned the hard way that Arizona’s junior running back is capable of plowing through and running past even the toughest of run defenses. No matter the opponent, he has proven effective. Against a USC front that ranks No. 13 in the Football Bowl Subdivision in […]