Author Archives: Kevin Bowman

UCLA football needs to guard against nation’s most prolific receiver

Of all the Pac-12’s dynamic receivers – USC’s Nelson Agholor, UCLA’s Jordan Payton, Arizona State’s Jaelen Strong, Stanford’s Ty Montgomery – coming from the conference’s top teams, the name that sits atop that list doesn’t come from one of the Pac-12’s marquee programs and hasn’t yet become as much of a household name. Nelson Spruce. […]

Q&A: Leigh Steinberg talks of his experiences in the sports agency industry

In his 40 years as a sports agent, Leigh Steinberg has represented eight No. 1 overall NFL draft picks. His client list includes Troy Aikman, Drew Bledsoe, Steve Young, Warren Moon and Ben Roethlisberger, among others. Steinberg, who attended UCLA for the 1966-67 school year, is also considered the inspiration for the 1996 Tom Cruise […]

Bo Knows: Despite Bruins’ miscues, this season is still salvageable

I had a bit of a weird feeling after the conclusion of UCLA’s 36-34 win over Cal Saturday, an uncertainty over how to feel about the game. I was left wondering if I should be impressed UCLA held on to win, despite its three costly turnovers, bailed out by a late interception by redshirt sophomore […]

After drought, 3 sacks mark huge leap for UCLA football

BERKELEY — Coming into Saturday’s game, the story lines for UCLA centered on ending losing streaks – both its two straight losses to Utah and Oregon and its seven consecutive losses at Cal’s Memorial Stadium. But just minutes into the first quarter, long before the Bruins snapped those streaks, they ended a different drought. They […]

UCLA linebacker named to midseason All-America second team

Halfway through the season, things haven’t gone quite according to plan for UCLA football. But, in the eyes of Sports Illustrated, blame for that doesn’t rest on the shoulders of redshirt senior inside linebacker Eric Kendricks. Kendricks was named a second-team midseason All-American by Sports Illustrated Wednesday, UCLA’s sole representative and one of 13 Pac-12 […]

Gaps in defense weaken UCLA football’s performance

It’s been the same story for two weeks now. After a strong start to the season by UCLA’s run defense, allowing no more than 164 rushing yards through the first four games, the Bruins have been showing some holes in their defense during the past few weeks. Or rather, some gaps. Having surrendered 242 and […]