Despite rushing for just 19 yards on nine carries in UCLA’s victory over Arizona State, sophomore running back Tyler Ebell has been named the starter for Saturday’s game at Stanford. The decision comes on the heels of true freshman Maurice Drew’s break-out performance against the Sun Devils. In the Bruins’ best running performance of the […]
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Football: UCLA to throw wide-open passing game at ASU
A new quarterback and a new philosophy will be on display when UCLA plays Arizona State on Saturday. As the Bruins attempt to maintain their undefeated conference record, the coaching staff will pin its hopes on sophomore Matt Moore and a revamped passing game to try to outmaneuver the Sun Devils. “We’re going to throw […]
Football: Moore to start against ASU
After standing on the sideline for the better part of seven weeks, Matt Moore will again lead the Bruins this week against Arizona State. UCLA head coach Karl Dorrell announced Monday that Moore will start as quarterback Saturday for the first time since the season-opener. “I am excited, obviously. I just have to go out […]
Football: Blocking key element of UCLA’s overtime win
Spencer Havner has got the hops to dunk a basketball or block a field goal. And while the redshirt sophomore enjoys taking the ball to the hoop in pickup games at the Wooden Center, those dunks can’t be nearly as gratifying as Havner’s game-altering fourth-quarter block in UCLA’s overtime victory against Cal at the Rose […]
Miller gets exercise by walking, watching TV
The most strenuous thing I have done in years has been channel surfing. My 1982 motorcycle injury has left me with a bad back, and it flares up in the fall, spring and winter, basically keeping me from participating in the javelin. So I decided to use this column to demonstrate the only sport I […]
Football: Olson earns start against Cal
UCLA head coach Karl Dorrell doesn’t see the point in “what if” questions when it comes to his football team’s budding quarterback controversy. What if Matt Moore had decisively driven down the field when Dorrell gave him a chance to play in the second quarter of the Bruins’ come-from-behind 24-21 victory this past Saturday in […]
Football: Squad squeaks by Arizona, 24-21
TUCSON, Ariz. “”mdash; All the momentum that UCLA built during its second-half surge against Washington on Oct. 4 disintegrated to dust in the desert. The Bruins were pitiful at times during their 24-21 victory over the Wildcats Saturday in front of 44,481 at Arizona Stadium. And although they managed to eke out a win, the […]