With two minutes and 36 seconds left in UCLA’s season-opening 68-67 victory over Vermont on Saturday, your Bruins looked like they were still Steve Lavin’s Bruins. Well they aren’t your Bruins ““ even if you’ve got one of those hideous True Blue shirts ““ no, they are Ben Howland’s. And you know that Howland, in […]
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Football: Crushed once again
With a 47-22 victory over UCLA on Saturday, No. 2 USC again made its case for a shot at the national championship in the Sugar Bowl, while UCLA made its case for a lot of hard work in the off-season. For the fifth straight year, the Bruins lost to their crosstown rival, and for the […]
Bruin SWAT Team united by success
It is interesting to hear a bunch of linemen talk about the importance of friendship, togetherness and group outings. But ask any one of UCLA’s four starting defensive linemen about what makes them so successful as a unit, and they will tell you it is the cohesion of the group. “You need to get along […]
Los Angeles crosstown rivalry has made history since 1929
UCLA and USC have duked it out in the crosstown rivalry since 1929. Most UCLA fans could tell you (with a heavy sigh) the Bruins have lost the last four matchups. And most may also remember the glory days of the ’90s when the Bruins rattled off eight consecutive victories from 1991-1998 for the series […]
Bruin players motivated at high decibels
Despite USC leading the crosstown rivalry by an all-time score of 38-27-7, UCLA has been able to call the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum home more than people with a short memory may expect. In the literal sense, UCLA did call the famed stadium home, playing there from 1929 through 1981 before moving to the Rose […]
Football: Bruins could ruin Trojans’ title hopes
The UCLA football team may not like to hear it, but USC wishes the Bruins were a better team. USC dropped to No. 3 in the BCS standings despite beating Arizona 45-0 last week. Behind Oklahoma, Ohio State is now No. 2, as the Buckeyes lead the Trojans by 0.19 points. Despite last week’s victory, […]
Football: QB dispute may not matter v. USC
PASASDENA “”mdash; So much for a quarterback controversy. While UCLA coach Karl Dorrell did not name the starter for next week’s game against USC, Drew Olson’s performance in Saturday’s loss to Oregon did not prove much. In fact, some might say it doesn’t matter which of the Bruins’ sophomore quarterbacks is named the starter. Olson’s […]